How do I install a package?

cmack · 07-26-2003, 04:37 PM

As you may have seen in my other thread, "Could not start Kdeinit. Check your installation." I am having trouble getting KDE to work. I believe the problem is that I do not have the package kdelibs, or it didn't get installed properly. so, I have gotten that package from the KDE website, put it on a floppy, and I'm trying to install it. Problem is, I don't know where to start. I tried pkgtool, and that just shot me back out to the console prompt after I ok'ed the install.

Thanks for any help you have,
Cam

stevenhasty · 07-26-2003, 04:44 PM

installpkg packagename.tgz

cmack · 07-26-2003, 04:56 PM

even from a floppy?

Thanks,
Cam

stevenhasty · 07-26-2003, 05:01 PM

you can always move the file, if that doesn't work. make sure you are root to remove/install/upgrade packages.

cd /mnt/floppy
cp packagename.tgz ~
cd ~
installpkg pkgname.tgz

you may want to use pkgtool first to see if you have the package already installed, and if so you should use upgradepkg pkgname.tgz instead of installpkg.

Leurch · 07-26-2003, 05:01 PM

Of course !! you'll have to mount your floppy disk !
(mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy)

You can also use pkgtool : it's a nice "graphical-tool" for slack's package :-)

tobyl · 07-26-2003, 05:04 PM

If you need this package get it from the slackware site you downloaded your iso from.

then it will install in the correct directory and will be the right version
I also think you should remove the original package with removepkg
first, then installpkg

cmack · 07-27-2003, 02:05 AM

ok thanks a lot,
Cam