[tor-bugs] #14975 [Website]: Incorrect installation method for FreeBSD
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#14975: Incorrect installation method for FreeBSD
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Reporter: palyhomp | Owner: Sebastian
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Website | Version:
Keywords: freebsd install | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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The "Download for Linux/Unix" page lists as install method for FreeBSD
`portinstall -s security/tor`
This does not work on an out-of-the-box FreeBSD installation since
`portinstall` is part of the ports-mgmt/portupgrade port which must thus
be installed prior to the installation of tor.
Since FreeBSD 9.1 the binary package management tool `pkg` (AKA pkgng) has
been available for FreeBSD, all currently supported FreeBSD versions
contain the `pkg` utility in the base system. The canonical way to install
tor is therefor
`pkg install tor`
This will download and install the latest available binary package for
tor.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/14975>
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