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picocom vs pkgsrc

A side-by-side look at picocom and pkgsrc. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

picocom

picocom

Os & Utilities

Picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program for Linux systems. It is useful for communicating with serial devices such as microcontrollers.

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pkgsrc

pkgsrc

Development

pkgsrc is a portable packaging system for Unix-like operating systems. It provides over 12,000 software packages, is used on various platforms, and focuses on providing software that is up to date and consistent across systems.

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