Unix OpenBSD 5 How to Search and Find Packages With Dependencies Step-by-Step Guide

The Guide shows you How to Looking For from Command Line and Finding Packages with Dependencies on a Unix OpenBSD 5 System.

For Details and deeper Insight about the Script go to: calomel.org.

Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.

1. Open a Command Line Session

2. Install the pkg_find Script

   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   mkdir /home/scripts

   vi /home/scripts/pkg_find.sh

   Type “i” to Start Editing on Vim
   Inserts:

   #!/bin/sh
   #
   ## Calomel.org  .:.  pkg_find v0.07
   ## Revisited by Emil
   #
   export PKG_PATH=http://ftp.ch.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/$(uname -r)/packages/$(uname -m)
   #
   ## location of the local package listing file
   PACKAGES=/usr/local/sbin/pkg_find_package_listing.html
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]
   then
   echo ""
   echo "EmilMod::Calomel.org.:.pkg_find"
   echo "————————————-"
   echo "For the 1st run, you need to edit this file, by compiling the PKG_PATH variable, with one of the OpenBSD FTP Mirrors listed at:"
   echo "http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html#http”
   echo ""
   echo "If it is potential, choose the nearest to your location."
   echo ""
   echo ""
   echo "Syntax Usage: pkg_info [-u|string|–help]"
   echo ""
   echo "1) -u       = Update the local package listing."
   echo "2) 'string' = The package name or partial string of the package name you are looking for."
   echo "3) -help   = Show this help!"
   echo ""
   echo "Anything else will be taken as a 'string' for the pkg_find query."
   echo ""
   exit
   fi
   
   if [ $1 = "–help" ]
   then
   echo ""
   echo "EmilMod::Calomel.org.:.pkg_find"
   echo "————————————-"
   echo "For the 1st run, you need to edit this file, by compiling the PKG_PATH variable, with one of the OpenBSD FTP Mirrors listed at:"
   echo "http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html#http”
   echo ""
   echo "If it is potential, choose the nearest to your location."
   echo ""
   echo ""
   echo "Syntax Usage: pkg_info [-u|string]"
   echo ""
   echo "1) -u       = Update the local package listing."
   echo "2) 'string' = The package name or partial string of the package name you are looking for."
   echo "3) -help   = Show this help!"
   echo ""
   echo "Anything else will be taken as a 'string' for the pkg_find query."
   echo ""
   exit
   fi
   
   if [ $1 = "-u" ]
   then
   echo ""
   echo -e "33[32m Download the package listing to $PACKAGES33[0m"
   echo ""
   wget -O $PACKAGES $PKG_PATH
   echo ""
   exit
   fi
   
   if [ $1 = "$@" ]
   then
   if [ -e $PACKAGES ]
   then
   echo ""
   echo -e "33[32m Packages matching your query: $@33[0m"
   echo ""
   cat $PACKAGES | grep -i $@ | cut -d" -f6
   echo ""
   PKT_COUNT=$(cat $PACKAGES | grep -i $@ | cut -d" -f6 | wc -l | sed 's/[ \t]*//')
   echo -e "33[32m $PKT_COUNT packets matched.33[0m"
   else
   echo ""
   echo -e "33[32m $PACKAGES file does not exist. Run 'pkg_find -u' to update33[0m"
   echo ""
   fi
   exit
   fi
   

   Thanks to: dant.net.ru
   Esc and after :wq to Save & Exit from Vim :)
   Give Right Permissions:

   chmod +x /home/scripts/pkg_find.sh

   Make a Symlink for Easy Use:

   ln -s /home/scripts/pkg_find.sh /usr/local/bin/pkg_find

3. Installing Needed Bash Shell

   pkg_add -v [URL]/bash[x.y.z].tgz

   OpenBSD How to Easy Find Repo URL for Installing New Packages:

   OpenBSD Find Packages Repository
   The Link Contains a Quick Guide to Find the Exact URL Needed to Looking-For and Installing New Packages on OpenBSD

4. SetUp the Environment Variable PKG_PATH

   exit

   vi /home//.profile

   source /home//.profile

5. Downloading/Updating the Packages List

   pkg_find -u

   The Packages List is Saved into File: /home/scripts/pkg_find_package_listing.html

6. Looking For OpenBSD Packges

   pkg_find 

   pkg_find tidy