Software not included in the OpenBSD base is ported to OpenBSD often by volunteers in the ports team. The pkg_add command is used to install packages. OpenBSD has a global mirror system that is accessed through a content delivery network and the address of the package repository is written to /etc/installurl during installation.

How do I install software on OpenBSD?

Software not included in the OpenBSD base is ported to OpenBSD often by volunteers in the ports team. The pkg_add command is used to install packages. OpenBSD has a global mirror system that is accessed through a content delivery network and the address of the package repository is written to /etc/installurl during installation.

What version of Firefox does OpenBSD support?

OpenBSD 6.8 has Firefox v82 at the time of writing. A quick look at the pkg-readme file for Firefox will tell you that Firefox can only write and read from your ~/Downloads folder using the unveil features build into OpenBSD. Solène Rapenne has a quick run-down of some of the security features built into OpenBSD including unveil and pldege .

What is OpenBSD and how does it work?

OpenBSD utilizes the X Window System and therefore is sufficient for desktop usage. The user is able to select and download popular applications through packages such as desktop environments like GNOME and Xfce. More significantly, security is also tightened since OpenBSD essentially is a barebone, stripped of applications right from the start.

What are the dependencies of Xfce?

Dependencies of xfce include consolekit2 and dbus, both needed to enable Xfce to suspend or hibernate from the logout menu. See the next section for details. pkg_add will stop when it reaches the document reader Evince and offer you a choice of two versions of the package, each compiled with different configuratons…

What security features are built into OpenBSD?

Solène Rapenne has a quick run-down of some of the security features built into OpenBSD including unveil and pldege . By default, OpenBSD enforces limits on the maximum memory that applications can use depending on the role of the user. Web browsers like a lot of memory, so it is wise to increase the allocation of memory that can be used.

How can I increase the amount of memory available in OpenBSD?

By default, OpenBSD enforces limits on the maximum memory that applications can use depending on the role of the user. Web browsers like a lot of memory, so it is wise to increase the allocation of memory that can be used. The allocations are set in the `/etc/login.conf’ file