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Well, simplicity is one thing, but I was shocked to learn that it doesn't even come with the complete POSIX toolbox (e.g. out of the box awk is missing). And fi
by arendtio 8y ago
Well, simplicity is one thing, but I was shocked to learn that it doesn't even come with the complete POSIX toolbox (e.g. out of the box awk is missing). And finding out that `ftp` also handles http and https was a bit weird too.
To some extent, I like that simplicity too (especially security wise) but I wonder if they are taking it too far.
- tedunangst 8y agoHow did you manage to get an OpenBSD install that didn't include awk?
- arendtio 8y agoI downloaded install64.iso started it and entered the shell. Next, I entered 'awk' and got the response: sh: awk: not found Maybe their live cd doesn't include the whole 'base' set?
- tedunangst 8y agoThe installer is not a live CD. It's only enough tooling to install openbsd.
- arendtio 8y agoOkay thanks, unexpected but good to know (at >340MB I would have expected a complete base system at least). Do you know if there is some up to date OpenBSD live CD somewhere?
- tedunangst 8y agoThe project isn't really interested in a live CD. If you just want to test openbsd, install it on a test machine.
- aflag 8y agoIf you just want to try it out, probably downloading a VM with vagrant is the easiest.
- yellowapple 8y agoAt >340MB it does indeed have a complete base system. You just have to install it somewhere first :) I don't know of any up-to-date prebuilt live CD/USB images, but I do know of guides to create them from another OpenBSD install (e.g. one in a VM): https://www.alti.at/knowhow/obsdlivecd/ https://www.alti.at/knowhow/obsdlivecd/
- bigato 8y agoawk is there in base. Did you try to invoke it as 'gawk' or something?
- justin66 8y agoYou're holding it wrong. https://man.openbsd.org/awk https://man.openbsd.org/awk