How to Install PicoShare on NetBSD

PicoShare is a simple yet powerful file sharing tool that allows you to share files instantly and securely. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PicoShare on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• NetBSD installed on your machine
• Access to the root account or a superuser account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update the package database

Before installing PicoShare, we need to update the package database on our NetBSD system. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkgin update

This command will update the package database on your NetBSD system and install any available updates.

Step 2: Install PicoShare

Now that we have updated the package database, we can install PicoShare using the following command:

sudo pkgin install picoshare

This command will download and install PicoShare and its dependencies on your NetBSD system.

Step 3: Configure PicoShare

Once PicoShare is installed, we need to configure it to start automatically at boot time. To do this, we need to create a new startup script for PicoShare.

Create a new file in the /etc/rc.d directory:

sudo touch /etc/rc.d/picoshare

Open the file in your favorite editor:

sudo nano /etc/rc.d/picoshare

Add the following lines to the file:

#!/bin/sh
#
# script for PicoShare daemon
#

# PROVIDE: picoshare
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# KEYWORD: shutdown

. /etc/rc.subr

name="picoshare"
rcvar=${name}_enable

start_cmd="${name}_start"
stop_cmd="${name}_stop"

command="/usr/pkg/sbin/picoshare"
pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
logfile="/var/log/${name}.log"
user="root"
group="wheel"
args="--listen 0.0.0.0:8000 --public /home/user/PicoShare"

picoshare_start() {
    su -m ${user} -c "${command} ${args} >> ${logfile} 2>&1 & echo \$! > ${pidfile}"
}

picoshare_stop() {
    if [ -f "${pidfile}" ]; then
        kill `cat ${pidfile}` >/dev/null 2>&1
        rm ${pidfile}
    fi
}

load_rc_config ${name}
run_rc_command "$1"

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start PicoShare

Finally, we can start the PicoShare service. To do this, run the following command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/picoshare start

This command will start the PicoShare service and configure it to start automatically at boot time.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PicoShare on NetBSD. By following these steps, you should now have a working installation of PicoShare on your NetBSD system.

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