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NetBSD

NetBSD Packages Sites

NetBSD Programs

Programs that need customization with NetBSD:

Steve's Notes

Using webmin is highly recommended for using on NetBSD because of it's excellent support. A great use for is to browse and search the packages tree.

NetBSD, in general, seems like a hobby OS. The documentation, though verbose, isn't very clear. Their driving focus is to be able to work on as many platforms as possible.

Upstream provides packages in both binary and source format. I'm not sure how splitting their resources affects actual package availability (perhaps do a version match against binaries and source installs?).

On the other hand, nobody runs it, so it could be interesting to see what it can do.

Regardless, I still have a hard time understanding how to keep a system 'up-to-date'. Using CVS seems to be the preferred method. Downloading massive snapshot tarballs isn't very effective.