How to Install Tabby on OpenBSD

Tabby is a terminal-based program that allows you to explore and navigate tabular data. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install Tabby on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD installed on your computer.
• Internet connectivity to download Tabby.

Steps to Install Tabby on OpenBSD

1. Open your terminal application by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by navigating to the terminal from your Applications menu.

2. Update your system by running the following command:

$ doas pkg_add -u

3. Once the system update is complete, we need to install the required dependencies for Tabby. To do this, run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add gmake gettext git

4. Next, you need to download the source code of Tabby from its GitHub repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby.git

5. Change your working directory to the Tabby directory by running the following command:

$ cd tabby

6. Now, it's time to compile the program. Run the following command to compile Tabby:

$ doas gmake install

7. Once the installation is complete, you can start using Tabby. Run the following command to start the program:

$ tabby

8. That's it! You have successfully installed Tabby on OpenBSD, and you can now use it to explore and navigate tabular data.

Conclusion

Tabby is an incredibly powerful tool that allows you to explore and navigate tabular data with ease. In this tutorial, we covered the steps required to install Tabby on OpenBSD. Now that you have installed Tabby, you can start using it to make sense of complex data sets in the terminal.

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