pkgtools/pkgin - The NetBSD Packages Collection

Apt / yum like tool for managing pkgsrc binary packages

pkgin is aimed at being an apt / yum like tool for managing
pkgsrc binary packages. It relies on pkg_summary(5) for
installation, removal and upgrade of packages and associated
dependencies, using a remote repository.

Build dependencies

net/libfetch net/libfetch pkgtools/mktools devel/automake devel/autoconf pkgtools/cwrappers

Runtime dependencies

pkgtools/pkg_install databases/sqlite3 databases/sqlite3

Binary packages

OSArchitectureVersion
NetBSD 10.0aarch64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ebpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ebpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0alphapkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 10.0alphapkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0alphapkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv4pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0i386pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0i386pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0m68kpkgin-23.8.1nb2.tgz
NetBSD 10.0m68kpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 10.0m68kpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0mips64ebpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 10.0powerpcpkgin-23.8.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0sh3elpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0sh3elpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0sparc64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0sparc64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0sparcpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0sparcpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0vaxpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 10.0vaxpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0x86_64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 10.0x86_64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0alphapkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0alphapkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv4pkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfpkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0i386pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0i386pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcpkgin-23.8.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcpkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 9.0sparc64pkgin-23.8.1nb3.tgz
NetBSD 9.0sparc64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0x86_64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.0x86_64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz
NetBSD 9.3x86_64pkgin-23.8.1nb4.tgz

Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.

Available build options

pkgin-prefer-gzip
Attempt pkg_summary.gz first instead of bz2 or xz.

Known vulnerabilities

The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.

Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.


Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.