pkgsrc Reviews

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pkgsrc mentions (9)

• Show HN: Brioche – A new Nix-like package manager

  Https://pkgsrc.org/ from netbsd runs on many systems. - Source: Hacker News / 29 days ago

• Installing packages without an internet connection?

  It seems according to pkgsrc.org that pkgin might follow the PKG_PATH environment variable. You're supposed to set PKG_PATH="http://cdn.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/$(uname -p)/$(uname -r|cut -f '1 2' -d.)/All/", and according to uname(1), -p gives the processor architecture and -r gives the operating system [kernel] release. Source: over 1 year ago

• pkgsrc.se is no more :(

  It seems like pkgsrc.org hasn’t got the news yet. Source: over 1 year ago

• Slackware 15.0

  I still have a Slackware install that runs some really old stuff I have. I remember working at AN ISP in the 90s and slack was are secure distro. All the important stuff (authentication, configs, etc.) were stored and served from our 'slack pool'. Funny part is now I do a very basic Slackware install that setup pkgsrc (https://pkgsrc.org) on it so I can really experience the best and worst of times! - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Cross-platform package management: Comprehensive comparison of Pkgsrc and Ravenports article published

  Today the second article on cross-platform package management has been published. It features a short description of what Pkgsrc and Ravenports are and a longer part on how they compare. The test environment and procedure is covered and of course the results are presented. At the end a conclusion is drawn. Source: over 2 years ago

FilePizza mentions (35)

• LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

  There are a few browser based p2p file sharing tools [1] and a bunch of CLI tools out there as well for the same job. # Browser Based 1. FilePizza https://file.pizza/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• How to copy a file between devices?

  Here is a list of open source options. This isn't the first time I have shared this on here either. Perhaps this is another sign that web search is failing us. SnapDrop - Site: https://snapdrop.net/ - Source: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop - Source: https://github.com/szimek/sharedrop - Source: https://github.com/kern/filepizza - - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• This page exists only if someone is looking at it

  Https://file.pizza/ is another example of browser based peer to peer file transfer. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• What's the best, fastest, and free way for someone to share their 1.6 TB audiobook collection with me?

  Alternatively, if going the p2p route, they could try something like file.pizza. Source: 12 months ago

• CLI tools hidden in the Python standard library

  FYI: you can use https://file.pizza/ for sending the file outside the network. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago