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authorMarco S Hyman <marc@cvs.openbsd.org>1998-10-18 19:57:50 +0000
committerMarco S Hyman <marc@cvs.openbsd.org>1998-10-18 19:57:50 +0000
commit1b521a89fb375b89ea9dd992de1dc3a1a8f70c74 (patch)
treecc8ff3e98881221552b73f5a618ce6c341010ab9 /distrib
parentabaa8a5652a49adf007e69ea5b0e2331c0725ee8 (diff)
update packages instructions
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/packages b/distrib/notes/packages
index 878e70a51ab..527faf01e4b 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/packages
+++ b/distrib/notes/packages
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ this. You can:
and tested version of the application for your hardware.
If you purchased the OpenBSD CD-ROM you already have several popular
-``packages'', the ``ports'' collection, and most of the ``ports''
+``packages'', the ``ports'' collection, and some of the ``ports''
source file releases.
Instructions for installing applications from the various sources using
@@ -24,31 +24,11 @@ that may be modified by other applications.
Installing applications from the CD-ROM package collection:
- The OpenBSD CD-ROM ships with applications pre-built
- for various hardware architectures. The applications
- and supported architectures are:
-
- i386 sparc amiga m68k alpha mips
- bash-2.01.1 yes yes yes yes yes yes
- emacs-20.2 yes yes yes yes yes no
- ghostscript-5.10 yes no no no no no
- gmake-3.76.1 yes yes yes yes yes yes
- id-utils-3.2 no yes yes yes yes no
- ircii-2.8.2-epic3.004 yes yes yes yes yes yes
- pine-3.96 yes yes yes yes yes yes
- screen-3.7.4 yes yes no yes yes yes
- tcsh-6.07.02 yes yes yes yes yes yes
- unzip-5.3.1 yes yes no yes yes no
-
- Note: If space becomes available other packages may be added
- to the CD-ROM. Check the packages directory on CD-ROM number
- 2 to see what packages are actually available for your hardware
- architecture.
-
- (the amiga is treated specially due to its 8k hardware pagesize
- aka NBPG, it's very well possible amiga will run the other m68k
- arch's binaries, but we make no guarantees at this point,
- better safe than sorry).
+ The OpenBSD CD-ROM ships with several applications pre-built
+ for various hardware architectures. The number of applications
+ vary according to available disk space. Check the packages
+ directory on CD-ROM number 2 to see what packages are actually
+ available for your hardware architecture.
To install one or more of these packages you must
1) become the superuser (root)
@@ -71,17 +51,19 @@ Installing applications from the CD-ROM package collection:
``OpenBSD.sparc''. ``sparc'' is the architecture.
Package names are usually the application name and version
- with .tgz appended, e.g. pine-3.96.tgz
+ with .tgz appended, e.g. emacs-20.3.tgz
Installing applications from the ftp.openbsd.org package collection:
- The above packages, and others, have been placed on
- ftp.openbsd.org in the directory pub/OpenBSD/OSREV/packages/<arch>/
- where <arch> is the supported hardware architecture. You may
- want to peruse the directory for your architecture to see what
- packages are available. The packages are also on the OpenBSD FTP
- mirror sites. See http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html for a list
- of current ftp mirror sites.
+ All packages have been placed on ftp.openbsd.org in the directory
+ pub/OpenBSD/OSREV/packages/<arch>/ where <arch> is the supported
+ hardware architecture. You may want to peruse the directory for
+ your architecture to see what packages are available. The packages
+ are also on the OpenBSD FTP mirror sites. See
+
+ http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html
+
+ for a list of current ftp mirror sites.
Installation of a package is very easy.
1) become the superuser (root)
@@ -92,23 +74,44 @@ Installing applications from the ftp.openbsd.org package collection:
$ su
Password: <enter your root password>
- {:-#-:} pkg_add ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/{:--:}OSREV/packages/MACHINE/emacs-20.2.tgz
+ {:-#-:} pkg_add ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/{:--:}OSREV/packages/MACHINE/emacs-20.3.tgz
Note: there are both USA and INTERNATIONAL versions of ssh and
pgp on the ftp server. Be sure to grab the correct version.
- The USA versions, ssh-usa-1.2.22.tgz and pgp-usa-2.6.3.tgz, use
+ The USA versions, ssh-usa-1.2.26.tgz and pgp-usa-2.6.3.tgz, use
RSAREF, a legal requirement for use within the United States due
to patent issues.
Packages available {:-include-:}:
- bash-2.01.1.tgz pine-3.96.tgz
- emacs-20.2.tgz screen-3.7.4.tgz
- ghostscript-5.10.tgz ssh-intl-1.2.22.tgz
- gmake-3.76.1.tgz ssh-usa-1.2.22.tgz
- ircii-2.8.2-epic3.004.tgz tcsh-6.07.02.tgz
- pgp-intl-2.6.3.tgz unzip-5.3.1.tgz
- pgp-usa-2.6.3.tgz
+ ImageMagick-4.0.6.tgz mpeg_lib-1.2.1.tgz
+ Xaw3d-1.3.tgz netpipes-4.1.1-export.tgz
+ afm-1.0.tgz nmh-0.27.tgz
+ bash-2.02.tgz pgp-intl-2.6.3.tgz
+ bison-1.25.tgz pgp-usa-2.6.3.tgz
+ bzip2-0.9.0b.tgz pine-4.03.tgz
+ dejagnu-1.3.tgz png-1.0.2.tgz
+ emacs-20.3.tgz psutils-a4-1.17.tgz
+ enscript-1.6.1.tgz psutils-letter-1.17.tgz
+ expect-5.26.tgz screen-3.7.4.tgz
+ fetchmail-4.5.4.tgz sharutils-4.2.tgz
+ ghostscript-5.10.tgz ssh-intl-1.2.26.tgz
+ gimp-1.0.0.tgz ssh-usa-1.2.26.tgz
+ glimpse-4.1.tgz tar-1.12.tgz
+ gmake-3.76.1.tgz tcl-8.0.2.tgz
+ gnuplot-3.5.tgz tcsh-6.07.02.tgz
+ gtk+-1.0.5.tgz teTeX-0.4.tgz
+ gv-3.5.8.tgz tiff-3.4.tgz
+ id-utils-3.2.tgz tk-8.0.2.tgz
+ idled-1.16.tgz transfig-3.2.1.tgz
+ iozone-2.01.tgz unzip-5.3.2.tgz
+ ircii-2.8.2-epic3.004.tgz xcolors-1.3.tgz
+ ispell-3.1.20.tgz xfig-3.2.2.tgz
+ jove-4.16.tgz xntp3-5.93-export.tgz
+ jpeg-6b.tgz xpaint-2.5.5.tgz
+ lesstif-0.86.0.tgz xphoon-91.9.18.tgz
+ m4-1.4.tgz xv-3.10a.tgz
+ mm-2.7.tgz
Note: these packages may not exist for all architectures; other
packages may be added.