Downloading packages with pkg

pkg is the Redox package manager installing binary packages to a running system. If you want to build packages, or include binary packages during the build, please see the Including Programs in Redox page.

Due to limited device support, you may get better results in an virtual machine than on real hardware.

The most commonly used pkg commands are show below:

• Install a package:

  sudo pkg install <package-name>
  

• Upgrade all installed packages:

  sudo pkg upgrade
  

• List package contents:

  pkg list <package-name>
  

• Get a file signature:

  pkg sign <package-name>
  

• Download a package:

  pkg fetch <package-name>
  

• Clean an extracted package:

  pkg clean <package-name>
  

• Create a package:

  pkg create <package-name>
  

• Extract a package:

  pkg extract <package-name>
  

• Get detailed information about one of the above options:

  pkg help <pkg-command>
  

📝 Note: Some pkg commands must be run with sudo because they manipulate the contents of protected folders: /usr/bin and /pkg.

The available packages can be found on the build server list.