slackpkg(8)

NAME
slackpkg - Automated tool for management of Slackware Linux Packages

SYNOPSIS
slackpkg [install|update|search|reinstall] [file]

DESCRIPTION
Slackpkg is a special tool for who wants install or upgrade packages through network. With package tool, you can make a minimal installation of Slackware Linux and install other stuffs from one Slackware mirror. You don't need setup NFS, or make dozens of CDs for all your computers, only needs to type one command and all packages in Official Slackware will be in your hands.

INSTRUCTIONS
Slackpkg have many features, like search and automatic download and install or upgrade. To upgrade your packs, we recommend you to run slackpkg update first.

OPTIONS

update
    Update will be download from a slackware mirror (or your CD), a file with the package lists and locations. Is a good idea run update before other options like upgrade or install.

search
    You can search the official Slackware packages, for any file in Slackware distribution. Do you need a strange library? Use search to find it. # slackpkg search nameoffile All packages with the "name" file will be shown thus you can see whether the packages are installed or not. And, if not, you can download and install them with other slackpkg commands.

install
    The instalation of one package is just too easy. You only need to type: # slackpkg install package And the package will be downloaded and installed. Instead "package", you can use a pattern, to download and istall all packages that matches that pattern. Before download and install, slackpkg shows a list of the packages to you and ask if you really want to install those packages. # slackpkg install n/dhcp Will download and install dhcp and dhcpcd. You can't install an already installed package, to do it, you must upgrade the package.

upgrade
    Upgrade works in the same way of install. But upgrade installs the most recent packages' version. Upgrade can't install new packages, you need to install those packages first and then make an upgrade (or you can install the upgraded package and save your time).

reinstall
    Is the same of install. But works for already installed packages.

    remove With remove, you can remove some installed packages. Works in the same way of removepkg from pkgtool.

FILES

/etc/slackpkg/mirrors
    source of packages that will be downloaded

/etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf
    general configuration of slackpkg

/etc/slackpkg/blacklist
    list of packages that *DONT* will be installed

SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), upgradepkg(8), explodepkg(8), makepkg(8), pkgtool(8).

AUTHORS

Piter PUNK aka Roberto F Batista
    <piterpk AT terra DOT com DOT br>

Evaldo Gardenali aka UdontKnow
    <evaldo AT fasternet DOT com DOT br>