1 pkg_select will display a curses file browser for the pkg system. You can
2 browse pkgsrc and gather various informations about packages, like avail-
3 able version, installed version, comment and homepage. A simple paging
4 system lets you read information files. You can browse both installed
5 and uninstalled packages, as well as dependencies list and perform vari-
6 ous administrative tasks to them. A package finder system helps you to
7 easily locate a package by its name. pkg_select can handle either source
8 or binary installations when pkgsrc is installed on the local system, or
9 binary only when using the pkgsrc-over-ftp feature.
11 If no pkgsrc is installed, pkg_select offers ability fo fetch it, either
12 by FTP or CVS. It is also possible to update an existing pkgsrc via the
15 pkg_select user interface is quite self explainatory, every available
16 shortcut is shown and annotated.