When I last tried to use OpenBSD, package management was a big barrier to entry. In those days, I yearned for apt-get like ease to set updates and even distribution upgrades automatically. I noticed that OpenBSD added pkg_add several years ago, but I haven't really tried it in the enterprise. How is the package management system today? How easy is it to do hands-off administration of tens if not hundreds of these servers?
Package management status? (Score:2)
Re: (Score:1)
pkg_add program
To update a program:
pkg_add -u program
To delete a program:
pkg_delete program
To update all your installed programs:
pkg_add -ui -F update -F updatedepends
There's a lot more utility to it, but that's more than the basics that most will need to "get them started".