SLACKPKG.CONF(5)

NAME
slackpkg.conf - Configuration data for slackpkg

DESCRIPTION
The slackpkg.conf file contains information for slackpkg (8). One automated tool for managing Slackware Linux packages. The file is a sequence of shell scripts variables. And each variable controls one aspect of slackpkg. Comments may be placed anywhere within the file. Comments begin with the # character and end at end of the line. If some variable appears more than once in the file, the slackpkg will use the last one definition. The different configuration options are:

ARCH
    Chooses the system architecture. Slackware is only official in x86 and s390 archs, and slackpkg is tested only in x86; but you can use in other slackware ports, like slackintosh or armedslack. The default ARCH is i[3456]86 (x86).

TEMP
    Sets the place where slackpkg will download the packages before install/upgrade them. The default configuration is /var/cache/packages.

WGETFLAGS
    Selects special options for wget. If you need to use multiple options, remember to put them between double-quotes. The default WGETFLAGS is --passive-ftp

DELALL
    If set to 1, all downloaded files will be removed after slackpkg perform install or upgrade (you don't need to worry if you use "download" in slackpkg command). If set to 0, the files will be kept in TEMP . The default DELALL is 1.

CHECKPKG
    Enables the check of md5sum in all downloaded packages before install or upgrade. The default CHECKPKG is 1, to disable the md5sum check set CHECKPKG to 0.

NOGPG
    Disables the check of GPG signature of each package before install or upgrade. The default NOGPG is 0, and the system will verify GPG signatures. If you are trying to use slackpkg in an architecture different from x86, you will need to disable GPG checking and set NOGPG to 1.

FIRST, SECOND, THIRD and FOURTH
    These lines selects the places inside the mirror where slackpkg will look for packages. If one package is found in more than one place, the priority is the package in FIRST, then in SECOND, then in THIRD and, after all, the package found in FOURTH. By default, patches dir will have the max priority, and pasture will have the lowest.

POSTINST
    The POSTINST variable, activate the slackpkg's post-install features, like check .new configuration files and verify if your kernel is new. If you don't like this feature, change the POSTINST=ON to POSTINST=OFF

ONOFF
    The ONOFF variable is a default behavior of dialog interface. If you set this to 'on' then all packages will be selected by default. If you prefer opposite option (all unchecked), set this to 'off'. The default is 'on'.

DOWNLOAD_ALL
    If DOWNLOAD_ALL is 1, all files will be downloaded and after that, the operation (install or upgrade) will be performed. If you had a limited time to be online, maybe it's a good idea; but you need a lot of disk space. If DOWNLOAD_ALL is set to 0, the files will be downloaded and operation (install or upgrade) will be performed one-by-one. The default of DOWNLOAD_ALL is 1.

DIALOG
    Enable (on) or disable (off) the dialog interface. The default is 'on'.

FILES

/etc/slackpkg/slacpkg.conf

SEE ALSO
slackpkg(8)