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@@ -270,6 +270,24 @@ seem to work right and generate a number of very strange bug reports that I
 don't know how to fix and don't have the time to fix. Therefore, it is no
 longer a recommended installation option.)
 
+If you're a **FreeBSD** user, then you can install ripgrep from the [official ports](https://www.freshports.org/textproc/ripgrep/):
+
+```
+# pkg install ripgrep
+```
+
+If you're an **OpenBSD** user, then you can install ripgrep from the [official ports](http://openports.se/textproc/ripgrep):
+
+```
+$ doas pkg_add ripgrep
+```
+
+If you're a **NetBSD** user, then you can install ripgrep from [pkgsrc](http://pkgsrc.se/textproc/ripgrep):
+
+```
+# pkgin install ripgrep
+```
+
 If you're a **Rust programmer**, ripgrep can be installed with `cargo`.
 * Note that the minimum supported version of Rust for ripgrep is **1.20**,
   although ripgrep may work with older versions.