SUPER NEW TO LINUX-How do Install Firefox in MidnightBSD reddit / BSD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -thankthebusdriver · 2021-10-11 21:54 I assumed the command would be something along the lines of ' doas mport install firefox' which it very well could be, but the package is not in the index. Do I need to update the index or add it in manually if so how? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- reddit_original · 2021-10-11 22:04 BSD is not Linux. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- kapitaali_com · 2021-10-11 22:05 pkg install firefox as per [https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/](https://doc s.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -thankthebusdriver · 2021-10-11 22:07 Mine telling me what it is then? Unix Idk it’s part of my Unix operating systems class My bad for bundling Unix and Linux I may be wrong calling it Unix as well like I said super new. Do you know the answer to my question? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xooken · 2021-10-11 22:26 Linux is essentially a Unix clone, with a couple of fairly minor differences. The biggest difference between it and BSD is that BSDs are developed as entire OSes- the kernel that interfaces with the hardware is worked on at the same as the tools and the software that come bundled with it. Linux, on the other hand, is developed as a kernel, and other groups take that kernel, build on it, and then release that. The common saying is "Linux is grown, BSD is designed." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -thankthebusdriver · 2021-10-11 22:32 So is bsd separate from both Linux and Unix or is bad considered Unix. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FUZxxl · 2021-10-11 22:42 The various BSD systems are genetic UNIX systems (as in, were derived from the original UNIX source code in some manner). So yes, they are UNIX systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -thankthebusdriver · 2021-10-11 23:59 I wish I had award to give you too! Thank you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -thankthebusdriver · 2021-10-12 01:04 Hmm it says “pkg: Command not found” ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FoFinky · 2021-10-12 01:14 Looks like Midnight probably does not simply inherit the package management from FreeBSD. Check this page: https://www.midnightbsd.org/documentation/mports/ and look at the "Using mports" section. You have two options, install the portupgrade tool which allows you to install/upgrade ports easily or build it yourself in the ports tree. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shejidan · 2021-10-12 03:02 Being so new you’re probably better off starting with a BSD that has much more comprehensive documentation and support, like FreeBSD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- slimesoevil · 2021-10-12 03:55 No worries I did it for you lol ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -thankthebusdriver · 2021-10-12 04:16 Wish I had a choice lol it’s for an assignment in my Unix class part of a final. So it was assigned. We’ve only used Ubuntu and AlmaLinux/CentOS up to this point. Everyone was assigned one new distro/OS to start working on the final. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- kapitaali_com · 2021-10-12 10:47 ok so then this document will tell you how to update the ports collection [https://www.midnightbsd.org/documentation/mports/](https:/ /www.midnightbsd.org/documentation/mports/) after updating, you can cd to ports tree, 'find . -name pkg' to find the appropriate directory for pkg (it will probably be ports- mgmt/pkg), then cd into the directory and issue 'make && make install' to install pkg so that you can just do pkg install if you want to build firefox from sources, you may do the same thing as above, but just cd into the firefox directory building firefox from sources takes time ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shejidan · 2021-10-12 17:41 Weird that they would just pick a niche distro to start you off with. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- laffer1 · 2022-06-14 01:38 Sorry. That seems mean and it’s my os project