pkgin
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The facts
Each one read from pkgin's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build dependencies
- Building from source requires SQLite, libnbcompat, libfetch, and libarchive.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Build requirements
- Building from source requires SQLite3, libnbcompat, libfetch, and libarchive.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current package version
- The NetBSD Packages Collection lists pkgin-26.4.0 as the source version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Database
- pkgin uses SQLite as its package database backend.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency management
- It can show direct, full, and reverse dependency trees and automatically remove orphan dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- pkgin works with pkgsrc repositories and uses pkg_summary data to manage packages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The NetBSD Packages Collection identifies pkgin's license as modified-BSD.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The site says the pkgin update command must be run regularly to keep its database synchronized with the repository.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package actions
- It supports searching, installing, removing, and upgrading packages and their dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package discovery
- Commands can list available and installed packages and search the repository using a regular expression.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- pkgsrc binary packageschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Package inspection
- It can display remote package contents, descriptions, build definitions, categories, and what a package provides or requires.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package lists
- It can export and import package lists in pkg_chk format.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- pkgin is an apt- or yum-like tool for managing pkgsrc binary packages from remote repositories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Repository setup
- Users configure package repositories in repositories.conf, and pkgin update downloads pkg_summary data to populate its database.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The NetBSD package page reports no known vulnerabilities and cautions that its vulnerability database may not be fully accurate.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site directs users to the #pkgsrc or #NetBSD channels on the Libera.Chat IRC network.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform coverage
- The site lists tested platforms including NetBSD, DragonFly BSD, Solaris, OpenSolaris, Debian GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Minix.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The project page lists tested platforms including NetBSD, DragonFly BSD, Solaris, Debian GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Minix.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- NetBSD; DragonFly BSD; Solaris/SunOS; Debian GNU/Linux; Mac OS X; Minixchecked 21 Sep 2026
