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pkgsrc (package source) is a package management system for Unix-like operating systems. It is used as the primary package management system on NetBSD, from where it also originates, and DragonFly BSD. Illustration of a package management system being used to download new software. ...
Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ...
An operating system (OS) is a set of computer programs that manage the hardware and software resources of a computer. ...
NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ...
DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ...
History
pkgsrc started in 1997 as a fork of the FreeBSD Ports Collection adapted for NetBSD. Since then it has evolved independently. In 1999, support for Solaris was added, and support for many more operating systems followed later. The FreeBSD Ports Collection provides an easy and consistent way of installing software ported to FreeBSD. It uses Makefiles laid out in a directory hierarchy, so software can be installed and deinstalled with the make command. ...
NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ...
Solaris is a computer operating system developed by Sun Microsystems. ...
Description pkgsrc can be used in two different ways. The first is to only use the binary packages, which can be installed and deinstalled using simple command line tools. The second is to build packages from source, where the user can provide additional build options to enable or disable certain features of the packages. By default the packages are all installed in the /usr/pkg directory, regardless of the operating system. When building from source, the user can install the packages to any other location in the filesystem, too. This allows pkgsrc to be used as a secondary package system on platforms that lack a good primary one.
pkgsrc currently contains over 6500 (over 8000 including wip) packages, including popular open source software such as the Apache HTTP Server, the Mozilla web browser, the GNOME Desktop Environment and the K Desktop Environment. The Apache HTTP Server is a web server for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare, Mac OS X and other operating systems. ...
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A gnome (or Nisse) hiding behind a toadstool. ...
KDE (K Desktop Environment) (IPA: ) is a free software project which aims to be a powerful ecosystem for an easy-to-use desktop environment. ...
pkgsrc supports the following operating systems:
Since their 1.4 release, DragonFly BSD also uses pkgsrc as their official packaging system (announcement). AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is a proprietary operating system developed by IBM based on UNIX System V. Before the product was ever marketed, the acronym AIX originally stood for Advanced IBM UNIX. AIX has pioneered numerous network operating system enhancements, introducing new innovations later adopted by Unix-like operating systems...
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Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ...
DragonFly BSD is a free, Unix-like operating system which was forked from FreeBSD 4. ...
FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ...
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NetBSD is a freely redistributable, open source version of the Unix-like BSD computer operating system. ...
OpenBSD is a freely available Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. ...
Solaris is a computer operating system developed by Sun Microsystems. ...
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Tru64 is HPs (formerly Compaq; formerly DEC) 64-bit UNIX for the Alpha AXP platform. ...
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The DragonFly BSD Logo In computing, the DragonFly BSD operating system is a fork of FreeBSD. Matt Dillon, a long-time FreeBSD and Amiga developer, started work on DragonFly BSD in June 2003 and announced it on the FreeBSD mailing lists on 16 July 2003. ...
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