When you first install openbsd you are give 4 pkg utilities;
- pkg_add : add a package
- pkg_delete : remove a package
- pkg_info : information about an installed package
- pkg_create: used for creating packages.
But what if you wanted to search for a package? Well never fear, openbsd has a utility for that also. However we must first install that utility which happens to be called pkglocatedb. You can accomplish this by typing in
pkg_add pkglocatedb
Now that you have the utility installed you are given a new utility called pkg_locate. This utility will search the repositories for keywords or even filenames. An example search could be
pkg_locate vim
This search will bring up all packages with vim in the name, description, or contains a file with the name vim in it.
I hope this short tutorial helps those new to openbsd.
