QuickSetup

Installing HPKGSRC

To begin using ready packages, just download precompiled package manager and unpack it.
Like this:

~> cd /
/> wget http://hpkgsrc.googlecode.com/files/bootstrap_gcc4.tar.gz
/> tar xvf /bootstrap_gcc4.tar.gz

For a number of reasons, packages are currently installed to /boot/common/.
The package installation path and internal format are subject to change in the future.

Due to "non-standard" PATH (for Haiku), the package path must be set in the environment (env). The easiest way is to add to ~/.bash_profile the following strings:

export PATH=/boot/common/bin:/boot/common/sbin:$PATH

This way we add the necessary directories and raise their priority.

Installing packages

I'm aware of only one package repository at the moment (:-)) - ftp://freenet59.ru , therefore we will customize our installation from it. So, take that same ~/.bash_profile and add the path to the repository:

PKG_PATH="ftp://ftp.freenet59.ru/packages/All"
export PKG_PATH

Well, that's all. Launch Terminal and input e.g.:
pkg_add mplayer
pkg_add samba
pkg_add ...

We will continue working on improvement of the port, and will be looking forward to your help and support.