Packages

Tips And Tricks

Q:

Is there a tool for managing packages or package manager?

A:

Sure! The only thing Slackware dislikes of many package managers is dependency resolution.

Slackware offers pkgtool (which comes with a basic GUI) and others like:

slackpkg: after selecting the preferred mirror (choose only ONE mirror) inside the configuration file

/etc/slackpkg/mirrors, you can use the following commands for managing packages:

# slackpkg update

# slackpkg search pkgName

# slackpkg install pkgName

# slackpkg remove pkgName

# slackpkg upgrade-all

# slackpkg install-new pkgName

or, other powerful tools for installing, removing and upgrading packages are:

# installpkg packageName.txz

# removepkg packageName.txz

# upgradepkg packageName.txz