How to Install FPM on NetBSD

FPM is a package building tool for various Linux and Unix-like operating systems. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install FPM on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A NetBSD machine
• Root access to the machine
• A text editor (nano, vim or emacs)

Steps

1. Install Required Packages

To install FPM, you need to install the following packages:

• ruby
• rubygems

To install the packages, run the following command:

pkgin install ruby rubygems

2. Install FPM

Now that we have installed the required packages, we can install FPM using gem, which is the Ruby package manager.

Run the following command to install FPM:

gem install fpm

Depending on your NetBSD installation, you may need to prefix the above command with sudo.

3. Verify FPM Installation

After the installation completes successfully, verify the installation by running the following command:

fpm --version

This should return the version of FPM installed on your machine.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FPM on NetBSD.

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