Module Name: src
Committed By: nia
Date: Sat Aug 15 13:32:26 UTC 2020
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man8: afterboot.8
Log Message:
afterboot.8: Explain how to install pkgin on a fresh system
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.63 -r1.64 src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
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Index: src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
diff -u src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.63 src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.64
--- src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.63 Sat Aug 15 13:25:14 2020
+++ src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 Sat Aug 15 13:32:26 2020
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.63 2020/08/15 13:25:14 nia Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.64 2020/08/15 13:32:26 nia Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.72 2002/02/22 02:02:33 miod Exp $
.\"
.\" Originally created by Marshall M. Midden -- 1997-10-20, [email protected]
@@ -877,8 +877,18 @@ The
packages collection, pkgsrc, includes a large set of third-party software.
A lot of it is available as binary packages that you can download from
.Lk https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/
-or a mirror, and install using
-.Xr pkg_add 1 .
+or a mirror.
+.Pp
+For most users, using pkgin to manage binary packages is recommended.
+.Pp
+To install pkgin, if it was not done by the installer:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+.Ic export PKG_PATH=https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/9.0/amd64/All
+.Ic pkg_add pkgin
+.Ic pkgin update
+.Ic pkgin install bash mpg123 fluxbox ...
+.Ed
+.Pp
See
.Lk https://www.NetBSD.org/docs/pkgsrc/
and
