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====== slackpkg ====== | ====== slackpkg ====== | ||
- | Slackpkg is an automated tool to manage local packages and to install new package over a network. | + | |
+ | Slackpkg is an automated tool to manage local packages and to install new package over a network. slackpkg | ||
===== Configuring ===== | ===== Configuring ===== | ||
- | Before slackpkg can be used it needs to have a current list of packages and their versions and that can be downloaded automatically by the tool itself once a mirror site is selected. To select a mirror, just uncomment a single URL in the file ''/ | + | |
+ | === Initial Setup === | ||
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+ | Before slackpkg can be used it needs to have a current list of packages and their versions and that can be downloaded automatically by the tool itself once a mirror site is selected. | ||
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+ | To select a mirror, just uncomment a single URL in the file ''/ | ||
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+ | <note tip> | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
Then run: | Then run: | ||
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Otherwise slackpkg will download and install the current package information and will use that list.\\ | Otherwise slackpkg will download and install the current package information and will use that list.\\ | ||
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+ | <note tip>If you have installed Slackware -current (the rolling development branch) you will be presented with a message similar to the following: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | You have selected a mirror for Slackware -current in / | ||
+ | but Slackware version 15.0+ appears to be installed. | ||
+ | Slackware -current is the development (i.e. unstable) tree. | ||
+ | Is this really what you want? | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | This is to be expected and you can proceed. The ' | ||
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+ | </ | ||
==== Blacklisting ==== | ==== Blacklisting ==== | ||
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slackpkg clean-system | slackpkg clean-system | ||
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- | It is always recommended to read the latest ChangeLogs and '' | + | It is always recommended to read the latest ChangeLogs and '' |
< | < | ||
===== External Links ===== | ===== External Links ===== |