How to OpenBSD 5 pkg_add Initialization QuickStart Guide

OpenBSD 5 pkg_add Initialization

Hello OpenBSD User! This Tip shows you Getting-Started Installing New OpenBSD 5 Packages with the OpenBSD 5 pkg_add First, Configuration.

And with this simple OpenBSD 5 pkg_add Initialization you can Getting-Started to Install many Useful New OpenBSD Software.

1. Set OpenBSD Packages Repository URL

   vi /etc/pkg.conf

   Append:

   installpath = http://ftp.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/`uname -r`/packages/`arch -s`/

   Eg for 5.9:

   installpath = http://ftp.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.9/packages/amd64/

   Type ‘i’ to Start editing in vi
   Press ‘esc’ to Stop editing
   And finally ‘:wq’ to Write changes and Quit!

2. Then to Install Bash Shell.

   pkg_add -v bash