Every software center that exists allows the user to look at screenshots and a long description of the application before it is installed. For most users it allows them to answer the question Do I want to install this application? Traditionally in Linux distributions, we have none of this data for the vast majority of our desktop user-installable applications. To solve this, we have defined a new data file, which the upstream project can optionally translate using the same technique as GSetting schemas or Desktop files. Rather than create a new schema from scratch, we'll be using a subset of the AppStream metadata proposal.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.