FPM is a packaging tool that allows you to easily create packages from various source formats. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing FPM on OpenBSD.
Before we start, ensure that your OpenBSD system is up-to-date with the latest patches and packages.
Open a terminal window as a root user.
Update the package database with the following command:
pkg_add -u
Install the required dependencies:
pkg_add ruby
pkg_add ruby-dev
pkg_add ruby-yajl
Download the FPM source code from the official GitHub repository:
git clone https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm.git
Change to the directory where the source code was downloaded:
cd fpm
Install FPM using Ruby:
gem install fpm
This will install FPM and all of its dependencies.
Verify that FPM has been installed properly by running the following command:
fpm -v
This command will display the version of FPM that has been installed on your system.
You're done! You can now start using FPM to create packages from various sources.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install FPM on OpenBSD. FPM is a powerful tool that allows you to easily create packages from various sources, making package management a breeze.
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