Keeping old Unix/Linux up-to-date with pkgsrc

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Shows how to use pkgsrc (the NetBSD project’s cross-platform package manager) to build and install modern networked software on long-unsupported Unix-like systems. Covers practical experience, tips and tricks for updating specific legacy platforms: macOS 10.4 on PowerPC, macOS 10.9 on i686, Ubuntu 10.04 on ARM with a 2.6.x kernel, Slackware on Pentium II, and Solaris 9 on Sun Ultra 5.

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