[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man8 afterboot.8: Explain how to install pkgin on ...

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details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ab3869ff08e8
branches:  trunk
changeset: 974879:ab3869ff08e8
user:      nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sat Aug 15 13:32:26 2020 +0000

description:
afterboot.8: Explain how to install pkgin on a fresh system

diffstat:

 share/man/man8/afterboot.8 |  16 +++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (30 lines):

diff -r dc8d2b02da68 -r ab3869ff08e8 share/man/man8/afterboot.8
--- a/share/man/man8/afterboot.8        Sat Aug 15 13:25:14 2020 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man8/afterboot.8        Sat Aug 15 13:32:26 2020 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.63 2020/08/15 13:25:14 nia Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.64 2020/08/15 13:32:26 nia Exp $
 .\"    $OpenBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.72 2002/02/22 02:02:33 miod Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Originally created by Marshall M. Midden -- 1997-10-20, m4%umn.edu@localhost
@@ -877,8 +877,18 @@
 packages collection, pkgsrc, includes a large set of third-party software.
 A lot of it is available as binary packages that you can download from
 .Lk https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/
-or a mirror, and install using
-.Xr pkg_add 1 .
+or a mirror.
+.Pp
+For most users, using pkgin to manage binary packages is recommended.
+.Pp
+To install pkgin, if it was not done by the installer:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+.Ic export PKG_PATH=https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/9.0/amd64/All
+.Ic pkg_add pkgin
+.Ic pkgin update
+.Ic pkgin install bash mpg123 fluxbox ...
+.Ed
+.Pp
 See
 .Lk https://www.NetBSD.org/docs/pkgsrc/
 and