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-====== Let's Build a SlackBuild ====== 
  
-===== Overview ===== 
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-Occasionally, you will find that there is an application that you would really like to utilize, but it is not available in Slackware's repository. For times like this [[http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:how_to_use_slackware_installing_software|you have options]], one of which is using a [[http://slackbuilds.org/|SlackBuild]] script to build an application package for installation on your own system. That is what this tutorial will endeavor to teach you. 
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-==== Using a SlackBuild Script ==== 
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-One of the first things I do on any of my Linux installations is to create a hidden directory called .build in my /home directory that I use primarily for manual compiling of applications, or in this case in Slackware, installation of SlackBuild scripts (see Fig 1). 
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-**Figure 1 – /home/<user>/.build** 
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-OK, let’s get started. The first thing you’ll need to do is navigate to [[http://slackbuilds.org/|SlackBuilds.org]] in your favorite browser. In the small search window in the upper right hand corner, type in the application you’re looking for. For this tutorial, we're going to use PysolFC, a multi-game package. Once the search is completed, you’ll be on the [[http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.0/games/pysolfc/|pysolfc SlackBuild page]] (see Fig 2). 
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-**Figure 2 – Pysolfc SlackBuild Page** 
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-Now, the next thing you’ll need to do is download the source ([[http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pysolfc/PySolFC-1.1.tar.bz2|PySolFC-1.1.tar.bz2]]) and the SlackBuild ([[http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/13.0/games/pysolfc.tar.gz|pysolfc.tar.gz]]) into your .build directory (or wherever you want to build your stuff). Untar the SlackBuild script from the command line using this command: 
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-''$ tar -xvf pysolfc.tar.gz'' 
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-Or you can unpack it using your favorite graphical decompression application, like Ark or Xarchiver… use whatever you’re comfortable with. 
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-You’ll now have an uncompressed directory called “pysolfc”. Move the source directory (PySolFC-1.1.tar.bz2) that you downloaded previously into your newly uncompressed pysolfc directory. That’s right. Just grab and drag that source directory right on into the pysolfc directory (see Fig 3). 
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-**Figure 3 – Inside the Pysolfc Directory** 
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-  * Open your terminal application (Gnome Terminal, Konsole, etc.) 
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-  * Type the following command to make the pysolfc SlackBuild script executable: 
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-''$ chmod +x pysolfc.SlackBuild'' 
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-  * As root (to install globally on your Slackware system so all users can access), type the following command: 
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-''# ./pysolfc.SlackBuild'' 
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-<note important>If you’re running an x86_64 version of Slackware, you’ll need to preface the above command like this: 
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-''# ARCH=x86_64 ./pysolfc.SlackBuild''  
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-This will let the script know that you’re running a 64 bit system and it will install accordingly. 
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-*I added this note because sometimes I still use older SlackBuild scripts for some applications. Most newer SlackBuild scripts (for 13.0 or higher) no longer require the manual entering of the architecture as shown above. ~vtel</note>  
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-  * If all went well, the SlackBuild script will have created a .tgz package in your /tmp directory. Navigate to the /tmp directory in the terminal: 
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-''# cd /tmp'' 
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-  * Check to see what’s there: 
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-''# ls'' 
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-  * You should see a file called pysolfc-1.1-i486-2_SBo.tgz. Install it using Slackware’s native pkgtool: 
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-''# installpkg pysolfc-1.1-i486-2_SBo.tgz'' 
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-That's it. You'll now find PysolFC in your menu (in Xfce). 
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-=====Sources===== 
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-  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:nocturnal.slacker|V. T. Eric Layton]] 
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-<note important>This how-to is an edited version of [[https://noctslackv1.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/lets-build-a-slackbuild-revisited/|THIS]] original source. Copyrights may apply to the original. Author grants permission for use on this site in this modified form.</note> 
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