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Install Trident on FreeBSD using pkg.

Note

FreeBSD packages are currently available for amd64 only.

Automatic Setup

The repository setup script handles everything:

curl -sSL https://pkg.trident-cache.com/setup | sudo sh

FreeBSD-native variant (works on minimal hosts without curl/sudo):

fetch -qo - https://pkg.trident-cache.com/setup | su -m root -c sh

Then install:

sudo pkg install -U trident

Manual Setup

1. Add the repository

Create /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/trident.conf:

trident: {
    url: "https://pkg.trident-cache.com/freebsd/<MAJOR>/amd64",
    enabled: yes
}

Use your FreeBSD major version for <MAJOR>:

  • FreeBSD 14.x: 14
  • FreeBSD 15.x: 15

Example:

MAJOR=$(uname -r | cut -d. -f1)
sudo tee /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/trident.conf >/dev/null <<EOF
trident: {
    url: "https://pkg.trident-cache.com/freebsd/${MAJOR}/amd64",
    enabled: yes
}
EOF

2. Install

sudo pkg update -f
sudo pkg install -U trident

-U skips package catalog auto-refresh during install. This avoids a known pkg metadata-format issue while Trident's FreeBSD repository is publishing legacy packagesite.txz metadata.

Verify Installation

trident --version

Next Steps