How to install or add a package in FreeBSD
To install a Port: (ImageMagick as an example)
cd /usr/ports/graphics/ImageMagick/ && make install clean
If you do not have a source of local packages (such as a FreeBSD CD-ROM set) then it will probably be easier to use the -r option to pkg_add(1). This will cause the utility to automatically determine the correct object format and release and then fetch and install the package from an FTP site.
pkg_add -r lsof
The example above would download the correct package and add it without any further user intervention.
pkg_info(1) is a utility that lists and describes the various packages installed.
To remove a previously installed software package, use the pkg_delete(1) utility.
pkg_delete xchat-1.7.1
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