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Since 2016Q4 the package database lives inside the prefix, out of varbase.

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Update the paths.
Remove the platform specific notes place holder which directed readers to
the intro page.
Platform specific notes were moved to the readme files in the bootstrap
directory during the 2016 pkgsrcCon.
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<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.100 2016/07/10 01:49:39 sevan Exp $ -->
<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.101 2017/01/07 01:46:07 sevan Exp $ -->
<chapter id="platforms">
<title>Using pkgsrc on systems other than &os;</title>
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<para>By default, in privileged mode pkgsrc uses
<filename>/usr/pkg</filename> for <emphasis>prefix</emphasis>
where programs will be installed in,
and <filename>/var/db/pkg</filename> for the package database
and <filename>/usr/pkg/pkgdb</filename> for the package database
directory where pkgsrc will do its internal bookkeeping,
<filename>/var</filename> is used as <emphasis>varbase</emphasis>,
where packages install their persistent data.
In unprivileged mode pkgsrc uses
<filename>~/pkg</filename> for <emphasis>prefix</emphasis>,
<filename>~/pkg/var/db/pkg</filename> for the package database,
<filename>~/pkg/pkgdb</filename> for the package database,
and <filename>~/pkg/var</filename> for <emphasis>varbase</emphasis>.
</para>
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</note>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="platform-specific-notes">
<title>Platform-specific notes</title>
<para>For platform-specific notes consult the <filename>README</filename>
files found in the notes column of <xref linkend="supported-platforms"/></para>
</sect1>
</chapter>