Installing Binary Packages
To install new packages, you will use the packman program. You must run packman as root.
Packman will first ask you if you want to update the package list via the network. If you have a working network connection answer Y.
# packman Checking for CD in /dev/c0d6p2. Not found. Update package list from network? (Y/n)
You can ignore the warning about not finding the CD if you plan on downloading packages over the network. Otherwise, you should insert a MINIX CD-ROM and re-run packman.
Packman will then show you this informational message:
Showing you a list of packages using more. Press q when you want to leave the list. Press RETURN to continue..
Press RETURN.
Packman will now present you a list of programs to install. You can scroll through the package list by using the SPACE bar, arrow keys, or VI-style navigation.
Then, select the packages you wish to install. Here are some examples of how you can list packages:
Format examples: '3', '3,6', '3-9', '3-9,11-15', 'all'
Selecting all is not recommended as there are many packages that will be installed and they will require significant disk space.
After you've specified the packages you want to install, packman will ask you if you want to install the sources for the given package:
Get source(s) too? (y/N)
You can safely select 'N' here. You probably don't want/need the sources for the given binary package.
Packman will then install the selected packages:
Retrieving 11 (bash-3.0) from primary location into /usr/tmp/packages .. Retrieved ok. Installing .. Installed ok. Showing you a list of packages using more. Press q when you want to leave the list. Press RETURN to continue..
Press RETURN. Packman will then allow you to install more packages. If you are done installing packages, hit the 'q' key twice (once to exit out of the package listing and once to exit packman altogether).
1. Dependencies
Note: Packman does not handle dependencies, so you will need to manage dependencies manually. For instance, gcc requires binutils, so you must install both gcc and binutils.