pkgsrc
The facts below are what the maker publishes about pkgsrc, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From pkgsrc's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| pkgsrc | Free | 26,000+ packages · open source |
The facts
Each one read from pkgsrc's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Additional platform support
- The project says pkgsrc has code supporting more than 20 UNIX-like operating systems and more than 15 CPU architectures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Primary platforms
- The project lists NetBSD, Solaris, SmartOS, illumos, Linux, and macOS among its primary focus platforms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- NetBSD,Solaris,SmartOS,illumos,Linux,macOS (Darwin),FreeBSD,OpenBSD,DragonFlyBSD,MINIX 3,SCO OpenServer/UnixWare,HP-UXchecked 21 Sep 2026
What it does
- Advanced configuration
- The framework supports arbitrary installation prefixes, multiple branches on one machine, build options, and compiler transformations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Binary package manager
- pkgin is described as the primary high-level tool for managing pkgsrc binary packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Binary packages
- pkgsrc can produce binary packages that can be used without compiling from source.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Bug reports
- The project directs users to the NetBSD bug reporting tool and asks them to select the pkg category.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Maintainer
- The pkgsrc website carries a 1994–2026 copyright notice for The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package catalog
- The project says pkgsrc contains over 26,000 packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- source packages; binary packageschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- pkgsrc is a framework for managing third-party software on UNIX-like systems.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security auditing
- Users can fetch the package vulnerabilities database and use pkg_admin audit to check installed packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Signed databases
- The vulnerabilities and package end-of-life databases are signed with the pkgsrc-security GPG key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Community support is available through the pkgsrc-users and tech-pkg mailing lists and the #pkgsrc IRC channel.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Unprivileged use
- pkgsrc supports unprivileged use and installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
