How do I install nmap network security and auditing tool under OpenBSD operating system?
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Q. How do I install applications under FreeBSD operating systems?
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How do I install and run MySQL version 5 database Server under OpenBSD UNIX operating systemm?
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Q. I need Perl programming language to run scripts. How do I install perl on FreeBSD operating system?

A. Practical Extraction and Report Language or Perl can be installed using FreeBSD ports or binary package system. Perl is a language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extracting information from those text files, and printing reports based on that information. It’s also a good language for many system management tasks. The language is intended to be practical (easy to use, efficient, complete) rather than beautiful (tiny, elegant, minimal).

Install perl using FreeBSD ports

Perl5 port is located at /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8. Type the command as follows to install Perl5:
# cd /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8
# make;make install;make clean


Now perl will be installed and binary path to perl is /usr/local/bin/perl.

Install perl using FreeBSD pkg_add command

Just type the following command:
# pkg_add -v -r perl

How do I install BASH shell package under OpenBSD operating system? How do I set bash as a default login shell under OpenBSD?
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How do I install VIM text editor for my FreeBSD server? I like vim as it is a highly configurable text editor and efficient one. Currently, it has an old version of vi. How can I install vim text editor on a FreeBSD server or desktop?
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