As a purchaser of the OpenBSD CD-ROM you already have several popular
``packages'', the ``ports'' collection, and some of the ``ports''
source file releases.
Installing applications from the CD-ROM package collection:
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 directory
2.6/packages/<arch> to see which packages are available for
your hardware architecture.
To install one or more of these packages you must
1) become the superuser (root)
2) mount the appropriage CD-ROM
3) use the ``pkg_add'' command to install the software
Example (in which we use su(1) to get superuser privileges, thus
you have to be in group "wheel", see the manual page for su(1)).
$ su
Password: <enter your root password>
# mkdir -p /cdrom
# mount /dev/cd0a /cdrom
# cd /cdrom/2.6/packages/<arch>
# pkg_add -v <package-name>
# <add more packages if desired>
# umount /cdrom
Your hardware architecture can be determined by issuing
the command ``arch''. The response will be something like
``OpenBSD.sparc''. ``sparc'' is the architecture.
Package names are usually the application name and version
with .tgz appended, e.g. emacs-20.3.tgz
Installing applications from the ftp.openbsd.org package collection:
All packages have been placed on ftp.openbsd.org in the directory
pub/OpenBSD/2.6/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)
2) use the ``pkg_add'' command to install the software
``pkg_add'' is smart enough to know how to download the software
from the OpenBSD ftp server. Example:
$ su
Password: <enter your root password>
# pkg_add -v ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/packages/<arch>/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-1.2.26-usa.tgz and pgp-2.6.3-usa.tgz, use
RSAREF, a legal requirement for use within the United States due
to patent issues.
Packages available include:
9menu-1.5.tgz ADMsmb-0.2.tgz ADMsnmp-0.1.tgz
ImageMagick-4.2.8.tgz LPRng-3.5.1.tgz ORBit-0.4.96.tgz
PGPlib.tgz SSLeay-0.9.0b.tgz TclXML-1.1.1.tgz
WindowMaker-0.61.0.tgz Wingz-142.tgz XPostitPlus-2.3.tgz
Xaw3d-1.5.tgz aalib-1.2.tgz acroread-4.0.tgz
afm-1.0.tgz afterstep-1.0.tgz agm-1.3.1.tgz
agrep-2.04.tgz amanda-2.4.1p1.tgz amaya-2.1.tgz
amaya-english-dict.tgz amaya-french-dict.tgz amp-0.7.6.tgz
an-0.93.tgz analog-3.32.tgz arc-5.21e.tgz
archie-1.4.1.tgz arpwatch-2.1a4.tgz asclock-1.0.tgz
astrolog-5.30.tgz aterm-0.3.6.tgz aub-2.0.5.tgz
autoconf-2.13.tgz automake-1.4.tgz bash-1.14.7.tgz
bash-2.03.tgz bclock-1.0.tgz beav-1.40.7.tgz
bind-8.2.2-t4b.tgz bing-1.0.4.tgz bison-1.27.tgz
bitchx-75p3.tgz blackbox-0.51.3.1.tgz bladeenc-0.85.tgz
blast-1.0.tgz bochs-990219a.tgz boehm-gc-4.12.tgz
bonnie-1.0.tgz bounix-1.21.tgz bpl+-1.0.tgz
btoa-5.2.1.tgz buffer-1.17.tgz bytebench-3.1.tgz
bzip-0.21.tgz bzip2-0.9.5d.tgz c2html-0.6.1.tgz
cbb-0.73.tgz cdrecord-1.6.1.tgz cfengine-1.4.12.tgz
cgoban-1.9.8.tgz clog-1.6.tgz common-1.0.6.tgz
communicator-4.61.tgz compface-1.0.tgz connect4-3.2.tgz
cops-1.04.tgz crack-5.0.tgz ctwm-3.5.tgz
cucipop-1.31.tgz ddd-3.1.6.tgz deco-3.8.tgz
dejagnu-1.3.tgz delay-1.2a.tgz dgpsip-1.28.tgz
dialog-0.6z.tgz docbook-3.0.tgz dopewars-1.4.4.tgz
dxpc-3.7.0.tgz electricfence-2.0.5.tgz elm-2.4ME+32.tgz
emacs-20.3.tgz emiclock-1.0.2.tgz enlightenment-0.15.5.tgz
enscript-1.6.1.tgz epic4pre2.004-19990927.tgz
erlang-47.4.0.tgz es-0.9a1.tgz esound-0.2.15.tgz
ethereal-0.7.5.tgz exim-2.12.tgz fetchmail-5.1.1.tgz
fnlib-0.4.tgz fragrouter-1.6.tgz freeciv-1.8.1.tgz
freefonts-0.10.tgz freetype-1.2.tgz freeze-2.5.tgz
fxtv-0.48.tgz gated-3.5.11.tgz gd-1.6.3.tgz
gdbm-1.8.0.tgz getbdf-1.0.tgz gettext-0.10.35.tgz
ghostscript-5.10.tgz ghostview-1.5.tgz gicq-0.33.tgz
gif2png-0.7.tgz giflib-4.1.0.tgz giftrans-1.12.tgz
gimp-1.1.9.tgz glib-1.2.4.tgz gmake-3.77.tgz
gnuchess-4.0.79.tgz gnugo-2.4.tgz gnuls-4.0.tgz
gnupg-1.0.0.tgz gnuplot-3.7.tgz gnushogi-1.2.3.tgz
gofer-2.30a.tgz gperf-2.7-19981006.tgz gqmpeg-0.6.3.tgz
gqview-0.7.0.tgz gsl-0.3b.tgz gsm-1.0.10.tgz
gtk+-1.2.4.tgz gtkglarea-1.2.1.tgz guavac-1.2.tgz
guile-1.3.tgz gv-3.5.8.tgz h-2.03.tgz
ha-0.999b.tgz hexedit-1.1.0.tgz html-4.0b.tgz
httptunnel-2.0.tgz icb-5.0.9.tgz icmpinfo-1.11.tgz
icon_interp-9.3.2.tgz icon_lib-9.3.2.tgz id-utils-3.2d.tgz
idiff-1.0.tgz idled-1.16.tgz imm-3.5a1.tgz
indent-2.2.2.tgz iozone-3.9.tgz irc-2.10.1.tgz
ircII-4.4.tgz ircii-2.8.2-epic3.004.tgz
ish-1.11.tgz iso12083-1993.tgz ja-jvim-2.0r.tgz
ja-kterm-6.2.0.tgz ja-less-332-248.tgz jade-1.2.1.tgz
jbigkit-1.0.tgz jed-0.99.9.tgz jive-1.1.tgz
joe-2.8.tgz john-1.6.tgz jove-4.16.tgz
jpeg-6b.tgz kaffe-1.0.b4.tgz kermit-6.0.192.tgz
lclint-2.4b.tgz leafnode-1.9.2.tgz lesstif-0.89.0.tgz
lha-1.14f.tgz libPropList-0.8.3.tgz libaudiofile-0.1.9.tgz
libggi-2.0b1.tgz libghttp-1.0.4.tgz libgii-0.1.tgz
libicq-0.33.tgz libident-0.22.tgz libslang-1.3.9.tgz
libtool-1.3.3.tgz libxml-1.0.0.tgz licq-0.61.tgz
linuxdoc-1.1.tgz logsurfer-1.41.tgz lrzsz-0.12.20.tgz
lynx-2.8.tgz lyx-1.0.0.tgz lzo-1.04.tgz
m4-1.4.tgz malsync-1.6.tgz mawk-1.3.3.tgz
metamail-2.7.tgz mgdiff-1.0.tgz mgetty-1.1.21.tgz
mh-6.8.4.tgz micq-0.4.2.tgz mimepp-1.0.tgz
minicom-1.82.1.tgz mirror-2.9.tgz mkhybrid-1.12b5.1.tgz
mm-1.0.12.tgz mouseclock-1.0.tgz mp3encode-1.10.tgz
mp3info-0.2.16.tgz mpack-1.5.tgz mpeg_lib-1.2.1.tgz
mpeg_play-2.4.tgz mpegaudio-3.9.tgz mpg123-0.59q.tgz
mrt-1.6.0a.tgz mtools-3.9.6.tgz mtr-0.41.tgz
mutt-0.95.7i.tgz nasm-0.97.tgz navigator-4.61.tgz
nbaudit-1.0.tgz ncftp-2.4.3.tgz nedit-5.0.2.tgz
nessus-990201.tgz nethack-3.2.2.tgz netpbm-19940301.tgz
netperf-2.1pl3.tgz netpipe-2.3.tgz netpipes-4.1.1-export.tgz
netris-0.5.tgz newsfetch-1.21.tgz nfsshell-1.0.tgz
ngrep-1.31.tgz nmap-2.3b6.tgz nmh-1.0.tgz
nspmod-0.1.tgz nte-1.7.0.tgz ntop-1.1.tgz
nulib-3.25.tgz ocaml-2.02.tgz p5-Compress-Zlib-1.01.tgz
p5-DBI-1.13.tgz par-1.50.tgz pgaccess-0.88.tgz
pgp-2.6.3.tgz pgp-intl-2.6.3.tgz pgp-usa-2.6.3.tgz
pi-address-0.3.2.tgz piewm-1.0.tgz pilot_makedoc-0.7.tgz
pine-4.10.tgz plor-0.3.2.tgz png-1.0.3.tgz
popa3d-0.3.tgz popclient-3.0b6.tgz poppassd-4.0.tgz
portscanner-1.0.tgz postfix-19990906-pl05.tgz
prc-tools-0.5.0.tgz procmail-3.13.1.tgz python-1.5.tgz
qpage-3.2.tgz queso-980922.tgz rat-3.0.tgz
rc-1.6.tgz recode-3.5.tgz rplay-3.3.0.tgz
rsaref-2.0.tgz rsync-2.3.1.tgz rtptools-1.9.tgz
rtty-3.2.tgz rxp-1.0.9.tgz rxvt-2.6.1.tgz
sam-4.3-19980506.tgz samba-2.0.5a.tgz sattrack-3.1.6.tgz
screen-3.7.6.tgz scsh-0.5.1.tgz sdd-1.22.tgz
sdr-2.7e.tgz sgmlformat-1.6.tgz sharutils-4.2.tgz
shtool-1.4.6.tgz simh-2.3c.tgz slash-e8.tgz
sliderule-1.0.tgz slirp-1.0c.tgz slrn-0.9.5.6.tgz
smurflog-2.1.tgz sniffit-0.3.5.tgz socket-1.1.tgz
sox-12.15.tgz speak_freely-7.1.tgz spice-3f5.tgz
spider-1.1.tgz spiff-1.0.tgz splitvt-1.6.3.tgz
squid-2.2.tgz ssh-intl-1.2.27.tgz ssh-usa-1.2.27.tgz
ssl26.tgz sslUSA26.tgz starlanes-1.2.2.tgz
stat-1.3.tgz stel.tgz strobe-1.06.tgz
swatch-2.2.tgz swisswatch-0.06.tgz tar-1.13.tgz
tcl-8.0.5.tgz tcpblast-1.0.tgz tcplist-2.2.tgz
tcpshow-1.74.tgz tcs-19950325.tgz tcsh-6.09.00.tgz
teTeX_base-1.0.6.tgz teTeX_texmf-1.0.tgz texi2html-1.52.tgz
tiff-3.4b37.tgz timidity-0.2i.tgz tintin-1.5.6.tgz
tircproxy-0.4.3.tgz tk-8.0.5.tgz tkcron-2.12.tgz
tkcvs-6.0.tgz tkinfo-1.8.tgz tkman-2.0.6.tgz
tosha-0.6.tgz tracker-5.3.tgz trafshow-3.1.tgz
trans-1.20.tgz transfig-3.2.1.tgz transproxy-0.4.tgz
ucd-snmp-3.6.2.tgz uemacs-4.0.tgz unace-1.2b.tgz
unarj-2.43.tgz unrar-2.50.tgz unzip-5.40.tgz
viewfax-2.3.tgz vim-5.5.tgz vnc-3.3.2r3.tgz
vrfy-99.05.22.tgz waveplay-1.0.tgz wb-1.59.tgz
wget-1.5.3.tgz wget-msgs-1.5.3-ru.tgz wide-dhcp-1.4.0.3.tgz
wily-0.13.41.tgz wmx-5.0.tgz wterm-6.2.6.tgz
x2x-1.27.tgz x48-0.4.0.tgz xaniroc-1.02.tgz
xantfarm-1.16.tgz xarchie-2.0.10.tgz xbat-1.11.tgz
xbatt-1.2.tgz xbattle-5.4.1.tgz xbl-1.0j.tgz
xblast-2.6b.tgz xbmbrowser-5.1.tgz xboard-4.0.2.tgz
xboing-2.4.tgz xcd-1.6.tgz xcdplayer-2.2.tgz
xcept-2.1.2.tgz xchat-1.2.1.tgz xchomp-pl1.tgz
xco-1.3.tgz xcoloredit-1.2.tgz xcolors-1.3.tgz
xcopilot-0.6.6.tgz xcubes-5.4.4.tgz xcyrillic-1.1.tgz
xdaliclock-2.11.tgz xdeblock-1.0.tgz xdelta-0.23.tgz
xdino-5.4.4.tgz xearth-1.0.tgz xemacs-20.4.tgz
xengine-1.0.1.tgz xephem-3.2.2.tgz xevil-1.5.tgz
xfedor-1.0.tgz xfig-3.2.2.tgz xfishtank-2.2.tgz
xfmail-1.3.tgz xfstt-0.9.10.tgz xgolgo-1.0.tgz
xinvaders-2.0.tgz xjewel-1.6.tgz xjig-2.4.tgz
xkobo-1.11.tgz xlife-3.0.tgz xloadimage-3.03.tgz
xlogout-1.1.tgz xmahjongg-1.0.tgz xmake-1.01.tgz
xminehunter-0.4.tgz xmix-2.1.tgz xml2rfc.tgz
xmmix-1.2.tgz xmold-1.0.tgz xmp-1.1.5.tgz
xmpeg3-1.0.tgz xmris-4.04.tgz xneko-4.4.tgz
xntp3-5.93e-export.tgz xosview-1.7.2.tgz xpaint-2.5.5.tgz
xpdf-0.90.tgz xphoon-91.9.18.tgz xpostit-3.3.1.tgz
xprompt-1.4.tgz xripple-1.0.tgz xroach-4.4.tgz
xruskb-1.9.3.tgz xscrabble-1.0.tgz xskat-3.2.tgz
xsnow-1.40.tgz xsoldier-0.96.tgz xspread-2.1.tgz
xtacy-1.13.tgz xtattr-1.0.tgz xteddy-1.0.tgz
xtestpicture-1.1.tgz xtoolwait-1.1.tgz xv-3.10a.tgz
xwpe-1.5.17a.tgz xzoom-0.3.tgz zap-1.1.tgz
zip-2.2.tgz zoo-2.10.1.tgz zsh-3.0.6.tgz
zsh-3.1.6.tgz
Note: these packages may not exist for all architectures; other
packages may be added.
Installing applications from the CD-ROM ports collection:
The CD-ROM ``ports'' collection is a set of Makefiles, patches,
and other files used to control the building and installation
of an application from source files. The source files come
from archives which are also, for the most part, on the
OpenBSD CD-ROM.
Creating an application from sources can require a lot of
disk space, sometimes 50 megabytes or more. The first step is
to determine which of your disks has enough room. Once you've
made this determination read the file README.ports on CD-ROM 2
to see how to copy or mount the ports directory.
To build an application you must:
1) become the superuser (root)
2) mount CD-ROM number 2 on the directory /cdrom. This is
necessary to find the application source files.
3) cd to the ports directory containing the port you wish
to build. To build samba, for example, where you'd
previously copied the ports files into the /usr/ports
directory: cd /usr/ports/net/samba
4) make FETCH_SYMLINK_DISTFILES=YES
5) make FETCH_SYMLINK_DISTFILES=YES install
6) make FETCH_SYMLINK_DISTFILES=YES clean
The FETCH_SYMLINK_DISTFILES=YES parameter tells make not to copy
the application's distribution sources from the cdrom to your hard
disk, but instead create a symbolic link pointing to the CD-ROM.
This is done to conserve disk space.
Installing applications from the OpenBSD ports collection:
See http://www.openbsd.org/ports.html for current instructions
on obtaining and installing OpenBSD ports.
Installing other applications:
If an OpenBSD package or port does not exist for an application
you're pretty much on your own. The first thing to do is ask
ports@openbsd.org if anyone is working on a port -- there may
be one in progress. If no luck there you may try the FreeBSD
ports or NetBSD package collection. If you are on an i386 based
machine it is quite possible that the FreeBSD port, if one exists,
will work for you.
If you can't find an existing port try to make your own and
feed it back to OpenBSD. That's how our ports collection grows.
Some details can be found at http://www.openbsd.org/porting.html
with more help coming from the mailing list, ports@openbsd.org.