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 # Methods using only binary packages  # Methods using only binary packages
   
   
   ## pkgin
   
   The recommended way to manage your system with binary packages is by using [pkgtools/pkgin](http://pkgsrc.se/pkgtools/pkgin).
   
       pkg_add pkgin
   
   Then configure your binary repository from which you want to install packages in /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf.
   Run 'pkgin update' to get the list of available packages. You can then install packages using 'pkgin install firefox'.
   
   To update all installed packages, just run
   
           pkgin update
           pkgin upgrade
   
   
 ## pkg_add -uu  ## pkg_add -uu
   
 pkg_add's -u option is used to update a package. Basically: it saves the package's current list of packages that depend on it (+REQUIRED_BY), installs the new package, and replaces that list of dependencies.  pkg_add's -u option is used to update a package. Basically: it saves the package's current list of packages that depend on it (+REQUIRED_BY), installs the new package, and replaces that list of dependencies.
   
 By using the -uu (option used twice), it will attempt to update prerequisite packages also.  By using the -uu (option used twice), it will attempt to update prerequisite packages also.
   
 See the manual page, [pkg_add(1)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?pkg_add+1+NetBSD-current), for details.  See the manual page, [[!template id=man name="pkg_add" section="1"]], for details.
   
   
 ## pkg_chk -b  ## pkg_chk -b
   
 Use "-b -P URL" where URL is where the binary packages are (e.g. [ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/i386/5.1/All/](ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/i386/5.1/All/)).  Use "-b -P URL" where URL is where the binary packages are (e.g. <ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/i386/5.1/All/>).
   
 For example, to update any missing packages by using binary packages:  For example, to update any missing packages by using binary packages:
   
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 If you use PKGBASE instead of PKGNAME, you get the basename of the file.  If you use PKGBASE instead of PKGNAME, you get the basename of the file.
   
 See [this BSDFreak Article](http://bsdfreak.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1) for a nice tutorial on how to set up and use pkg_comp.  See [this BSDFreak Article](http://web.archive.org/web/20081002065622/http://www.bsdfreak.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1) for a nice tutorial on how to set up and use pkg_comp.
   
 ## bulk build framework  ## bulk build framework
   
 Use the scripts in pkgsrc/mk/bulk/, e.g. as pointed out in [http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/binary.html#bulkbuild](http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/binary.html#bulkbuild).  Use the scripts in pkgsrc/mk/bulk/, e.g. as pointed out in <http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/binary.html#bulkbuild>.
   
 To go easy on the existing pkgsrc installation, creating a sandbox (automated chroot environment) is highly recommended here: [http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/binary.html#setting-up-a-sandbox](http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/binary.html#setting-up-a-sandbox).  To go easy on the existing pkgsrc installation, creating a sandbox (automated chroot environment) is highly recommended here: <http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/binary.html#setting-up-a-sandbox>.
   
 You can later mount the pkgsrc/packages/ via NFS wherever you want and install them like:  You can later mount the pkgsrc/packages/ via NFS wherever you want and install them like:
   
     set PKG_PATH /mnt/packages/All && pkg_add <pkg>      set PKG_PATH /mnt/packages/All && pkg_add <pkg>
   
 Or upload them on a www-site and pkg_add [http://www.site/packages/All/](http://www.site/packages/All/)<pkg>  Or upload them on a www-site and pkg_add <http://www.site/packages/All/><pkg>
   
 ## wip/distbb - distributed bulk builds  ## wip/distbb - distributed bulk builds
   
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