Editing Pkgsrc (section)

{{Short description|Package manager for Unix-like operating systems}}{{Primary sources|date=April 2024}}
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{{Infobox software
| name                   = pkgsrc
| logo                   = Pkgsrc.svg
| logo size              = 200px
| screenshot             =
| caption                =
| author                 =
| developer              = Alistair Crooks, Hubert Feyrer and Johnny C. Lam<ref name="10yrs-pt1">{{cite web|title=10 years of pkgsrc - pkgsrc and the concepts of package management 1997-2007 (part 1)|url=https://www.netbsd.org/gallery/10years.html#alcrooks|work=www.netbsd.org|publisher= The NetBSD Foundation|access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref>
| released               = {{Start date and age|1998|01|04}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|P348}}
| latest release date    = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}
| latest preview version =
| latest preview date    =
| operating system       = [[Unix-like]]
| platform               =
| programming language   = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Unix shell]]
| genre                  = [[Package management system]]
| license                = [[BSD License#2-clause|BSD License]]
| website                = {{URL|https://www.pkgsrc.org}}
}}
'''pkgsrc''' (''package source'') is a [[package management system]] for [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]]s. It was forked from the [[FreeBSD ports]] collection in 1997 as the primary package management system for [[NetBSD]]. Since then it has evolved independently; in 1999, support for [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] was added, followed by support for other operating systems.{{r|informit-2006}}

pkgsrc currently contains over 22,000 packages and includes most popular [[open-source software]]. It is the native package manager on NetBSD, [[SmartOS]] and [[MINIX 3]], and is portable across 23 different [[operating system]]s, including [[AIX operating system|AIX]], various [[BSD]] derivatives, [[HP-UX]], [[IRIX]], [[Linux]],<ref name=pkgsrc-linux>{{cite web |url=http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/install-on-linux/ |title=Joyent Packages Documentation - Install On Linux |publisher=[[Joyent]] |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> [[macOS]],<ref name=pkgsrc-osx>{{cite web |url=http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/install-on-osx/ |title=Joyent Packages Documentation - Install On macOS |publisher=[[Joyent]] |access-date=2018-10-10 |archive-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006125302/http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/install-on-osx/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], and [[QNX]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2018/10/05/msg027525.html |title=Announcing the pkgsrc-2018Q3 release |last=Perkin|first=Jonathan |publisher=[[NetBSD]] |date=2018-10-05 |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>

There are multiple ways to install programs using pkgsrc. The pkgsrc [[Bootstrapping|bootstrap]] contains a traditional [[ports collection]] that utilizes a series of [[Make (software)|makefiles]] to compile software from source. Another method is to install pre-built binary packages via the {{mono|pkg_add}} and {{mono|pkg_delete}} tools. A high-level utility named {{mono|pkgin}} also exists, and is designed to automate the installation, removal, and update of binary packages in a manner similar to [[Debian]]'s [[Advanced Packaging Tool]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pkgin.net/|title=pkgin, a binary package manager for pkgsrc}}</ref>

Several vendors, including [https://mnx.io MNX.io], provide [[#Packages|binary packages]] for popular operating systems, including [[macOS]] and [[Linux]].{{r|pkgsrc-osx|pkgsrc-linux}}