[SOLVED] Slackpkg package search function

ADX · 07-15-2011, 12:32 PM

Short overview; when I installed, I used the menu-driven system. For some reason or another I didn't install Mplayer, and now I need it to play my mpeg4 files. It ended up being a good opportunity to learn how to use slackpkg and other third-party package-management tools (I'm fairly new to linux, and command-line-driven programs in general) - even though there were a few problems.

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root@GPC:/var/lib/slackpkg# slackpkg search mplayer

Looking for mplayer in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows all packages with name matching "mplayer".

[ installed ] - phonon-mplayer-20101213-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - mplayerplug-in-3.55-x86_64-1

Close, but no cigar.

Okay, well, maybe the search function is still slightly buggy -how about swaret?

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swaret --search Mplayer
swaret 1.6.2-1

Listing available Packages matching Keyword: Mplayer...

No available Packages found matching Keyword: Mplayer!

A quick look inside of /var/lib/slackpkg/PACKAGES.txt reveals:

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PACKAGE NAME: MPlayer-20101218-x86_64-1.txz
PACKAGE LOCATION: ./slackware64/xap
PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 8936 K
PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 25930 K
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
MPlayer: MPlayer (media player)
MPlayer:
MPlayer: MPlayer is a movie player. It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM,
MPlayer: VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo,
MPlayer: FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim,
MPlayer: and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx,
MPlayer: DivX 3/4/5, WMV and even H.264 movies.
MPlayer:
MPlayer: Homepage for MPlayer is http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
MPlayer:

I don't understand. Am I doing something wrong? The package name is clearly used 3 times in the description alone. Is there any way to refine searches better, or is the search function buggy?

rg3 · 07-15-2011, 12:43 PM

Maybe it's case sensitive. You didn't write MPlayer any time, according to your own logs. You used "mplayer" and "Mplayer", but not "MPlayer".

dive · 07-15-2011, 12:44 PM

slackpkg search MPlayer

That should work.

ADX · 07-15-2011, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rg3

Maybe it's case sensitive. You didn't write MPlayer any time, according to your own logs. You used "mplayer" and "Mplayer", but not "MPlayer".

Oh man, I didn't even notice that...

Quote:

root@GPC:/var/lib/slackpkg# slackpkg search MPlayer

Looking for MPlayer in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows all packages with name matching "MPlayer".

[ installed ] - MPlayer-20101218-x86_64-1

You can search specific files using "slackpkg file-search file".

Thanks guys.