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====== slackpkg ====== | ====== slackpkg ====== | ||
- | Slackpkg is an automated tool to manage local packages and to install new package over a network. Nowadays slackpkg comes as part of Slackware, but if you do not have it installed, the latest version can be downloaded from [[http://sourceforge.net/ | + | Slackpkg is an automated tool to manage local packages and to install new package over a network. Nowadays slackpkg comes as part of Slackware, but if you do not have it installed, the latest version can be downloaded from [[https://slackpkg.org/|slackpkg.org]] and installed with installpkg. |
===== Configuring ===== | ===== Configuring ===== | ||
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==== install ==== | ==== install ==== | ||
- | To install a package use '' | + | To install a package use '' |
+ | To install everything in a branch you can type: '' | ||
==== remove ==== | ==== remove ==== | ||
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===== Full system upgrade ===== | ===== Full system upgrade ===== | ||
- | To perform a full system upgrade, please follow these steps: | + | To perform a full system upgrade, please follow these steps (as root user): |
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slackpkg install-new | slackpkg install-new | ||
slackpkg upgrade-all | slackpkg upgrade-all | ||
slackpkg clean-system | slackpkg clean-system | ||
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- | It is always recommended to read the latest ChangeLogs and UPGRADING.TXT (found on the HTTP/ | + | It is always recommended to read the latest ChangeLogs and '' |
+ | < | ||
===== External Links ===== | ===== External Links ===== | ||
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