Slackware Package Browser Alternative

lystor · 06-04-2010, 12:42 PM

Hi

Let me introduce a Slackware Package Browser alternative - project pkgs.org.

The project provides next features:

Large package database for official (Extra, Pasture, Patches, Slackware, Testing) and third-party Slackware repositories (GNOME SlackBuild, Linux Packages, Slacky - The Italian Slackware Community, rworkman's Slackware Packages);
Packages browser by distribution, repository with the filtering support.
Package info: name, version, description, architecture, files, requires, etc.
Powerful packages search.
HTTP, FTP, RSYNC mirrors.
RSS.

Project site: pkgs.org

samac · 06-04-2010, 12:55 PM

Looks like a good start this site http://slak.homelinux.org/index.php will show you some more repositories you may wish to mirror. I can recommend the Alien Bob files and The SalixOS files also.

samac

astrogeek · 06-04-2010, 12:57 PM

I especially like the targeted ads!

If I need to find a new vacation home or lawyer in my area I will know where to go!

samac · 06-04-2010, 01:18 PM

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I especially like the targeted ads!

What ads? Oh that's right I use "adblock plus" for firefox.

samac

ponce · 06-04-2010, 01:42 PM

ads?

lystor · 06-05-2010, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by samac

Looks like a good start this site http://slak.homelinux.org/index.php will show you some more repositories you may wish to mirror. I can recommend the Alien Bob files and The SalixOS files also.

Thank you for the url. I will index most of them!

I can't index Alien Bob repository because hi doesn't split repository metadata (MANIFEST.bz2, PACKAGES.TXT) by distribution

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Originally Posted by astrogeek

I especially like the targeted ads!

If I need to find a new vacation home or lawyer in my area I will know where to go!

You are right

AdBlock is a good solution.

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Originally Posted by astrogeek

ads?

I need to pay for hosting and buy new hardware, but I don't have enough money for this

ponce · 06-05-2010, 01:42 AM

lystor, today hosting is real cheap so, I think, it's not a real reason for having ads.

take a look at this, for instance (don't want to ad for ovh

, just an example): 10 euros/month for a dedicated real server with 100Mbit connection.

I eat pizza one time less every month and I got the place where to do my things, with no ads.

just a hint

lystor · 06-05-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ponce

lystor, today hosting is real cheap so, I think, it's not a real reason for having ads.
take a look at this, for instance (don't want to ad for ovh

Thank you for your hint but hardware of this service provider best suited only for hosting project home page but not the PostgreSQL database with several millions records and multiple indexes, and synchronization script for 782 repositories which runs during 3 hours every day with LA > 3 on Intel Quad-Core platform.

ponce · 06-06-2010, 12:13 AM

now I understand the point (I think it's clear after your last message), please ignore what I wrote and good luck (hope you will find enough money to buy cray hardware for your postgres and scripts).

lystor · 08-11-2010, 01:06 PM

New Slackware Repository Browser site - pkgs.org.

D1ver · 08-11-2010, 06:27 PM

This seems really awesome actually. Nice work!

lystor · 08-11-2010, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by D1ver

This seems really awesome actually. Nice work!

Thank you