Install on FreeBSD

This guide explains how to install the Rux compiler on FreeBSD from the prebuilt release tarball. There is no native pkg package yet.

Prerequisites

  • FreeBSD 14.4 or newer, on x86-64 or AArch64
  • fetch or curl to download the release
  • tar to extract the archive

Manual Install

Download the tarball for your architecture — x86_64 for amd64 machines, aarch64 for arm64:

fetch https://github.com/rux-lang/Rux/releases/latest/download/rux-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz

Extract the archive:

tar -xzf rux-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz

Move the extracted rux binary somewhere on your PATH:

su -m root -c 'install -m 755 rux /usr/local/bin/rux'

Verify the Installation

rux version

You should see the installed Rux compiler version.

Other BSDs

OpenBSD, NetBSD, and DragonFly BSD have no prebuilt binaries and are not covered by continuous testing. On those systems, build the compiler from source.

Releases

All Rux releases are available on GitHub.