Software - bsd-get

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Software

bsd-get

Here you can find a simple Perl script to install OpenBSD packages using pkg_add in an apt-get like manner.

- bsd-get	: bsd-get (2 KB)
Description	: Perl script to install BSD packages in an apt-get like manner
Modified	: Fri Oct 23 20:49:07 2009

Its usage is quite simple, first update the package list cache:

# bsd-get update

Search for a package to install using a loose expression:

# bsd-get search screen
p5-Term-Screen-1.03p0.tgz
p5-Term-ScreenColor-1.09p0.tgz
screen-4.0.3p1-shm.tgz
screen-4.0.3p1-static.tgz
screen-4.0.3p1.tgz
xscreensaver-5.04-no_gle.tgz

Install a single package using a strict expression:

# bsd-get install screen-4.*p1.tgz
Going to install 1 packages:
 screen-4.0.3p1.tgz

Do you want to continue? (yes/no) [yes]:
/usr/sbin/pkg_add -r ftp://ftp.calyx.nl/pub/OpenBSD/4.3/packages/i386/screen-4.0.3p1.tgz

Fortune:

As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be
visually distinct.
	-- Larry Wall in <199710161841.LAA13208@wall.org>