Installing Notepad++ on NetBSD using pkgsrc

Notepad++ is a popular text editor for Windows that is also available for other platforms, including NetBSD. In this tutorial, we'll go step by step on how to install Notepad++ on NetBSD using pkgsrc.

Step 1: Check package availability

Before we begin the installation, we should check if Notepad++ package is available in pkgsrc.

We can use the following command to search for the package:

pkgin search notepad++

Step 2: Install pkgsrc

If pkgsrc is not installed on your NetBSD device, we need to install it. You can install pkgsrc by following the instructions on the NetBSD documentation site.

Step 3: Install Notepad++

Now that pkgsrc is installed and Notepad++ package is available, we can install Notepad++ using the following command:

pkg_add notepad++

This command will automatically fetch and install all required dependencies.

Step 4: Verify installation

After completing the installation process, we can verify if Notepad++ is installed correctly by running the following command:

notepad++

This should open the Notepad++ application on your NetBSD device.

Conclusion

That's it! We have successfully installed Notepad++ on NetBSD using pkgsrc. Now we can use Notepad++ for all text editing purposes.

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