Questions tagged [pkgsrc]
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How to install Apache on OmniOS
I am attempting to install Apache on OmniOS. I followed the instructions here: option 2 https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/3.+Installing+software+and+package+management
Ran the command:
echo $PATH results in…

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NetBSD 'pkg_add' can't process packages: Forbidden
I'm new to using NetBSD but I've set it up on a VM and am currently in the process of running through a few package installations. From what I understand this is done via setting the PKG_PATH variable and then using the pkg_add utility, however I'm…

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pkgsrc: cannot install multimarkdown
It seems I could not install multimarkdown using pkgsrc:
$ sudo pkgin -y install multimarkdown
pkg_summary.xz 100% 1801KB 360.3KB/s 00:05
calculating…

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How to determine if it is safe to remove folders suggested by pkgsrc update?
When updating and upgrading pkgsrc and its packages using
sudo pkgin -y update
sudo pkgin -y full-upgrade
sudo pkgin -y autoremove
it suggested that some directories could be deleted:
downloading packages...
p5-Variable-Magic-0.62.tgz …

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url2pkg returns "/opt/pkg/bin/url2pkg must be run from a package directory (.../pkgsrc/category/package)"
I'm on mac, and I'm trying to create a new package for pkgsrc. Every time I run url2pkg I get the message:
/opt/pkg/bin/url2pkg must be run from a package directory (.../pkgsrc/category/package). at /opt/pkg/bin/url2pkg line 517.
where do I need to…

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Syntax error when Installing NetBSD pkgsrc on RHEL 4
I'm trying to install NETBSD pkgsrc in unprivileged mode on RHEL4 with GCC 3.4.6. First of all is this setup too old?
I downloaded the latest stable release from http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/stable/pkgsrc.tar.gz.
When running the bootstrap…

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Can I build some software from source using pkgsrc while using Homebrew as the primary package management system?
I use Homebrew to install most packages. But sometimes some packages are not available via Homebrew. I wonder if I can use pkgsrc to build the software from source. The instruction is as the following (in section titled "Building From Source"):…

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