Slapt-get, and Slackware pkg management?

annihilan · 07-30-2008, 07:24 PM

I am curious what the package manager is in Slackware, is it KPackage?
If so, how do I add repositories to it so I can see packages I don't have installed?

Slapt-get, I cannot figure out how to install. None of it makes sense. Can someone help me? I'm new and trying to figure things out.

willysr · 07-30-2008, 07:55 PM

It's pkgtools
you can list the installed packages by doing

Code:

ls /var/log/packages

or go to pkgtools > view

use of repositories are included in third party package management like slapt-get, not in the official package manager that comes in Slackware

andrew.46 · 07-30-2008, 08:11 PM

Hi,

Interesting:

Quote:

Originally Posted by willysr

you can list the installed packages by doing

Code:

ls /var/log/packages

So this means on a fully functioning Slackware 12.0 xfce installation with some extra packages installed I have:

Code:

andrew@ilium~$  ls /var/log/packages | wc -l
798

just under 800 packages installed. How does that compare to others here?

To the OP I can echo the thoughts of willysr and perhaps advise that at least for the 'settling in' period with Slackware to forget the idea of a repository feeding you updates and packages and concentrate at least for the time being on pkgtool, removepkg, installpkg and upgradepkg. Oops (delving into the man pages) and also explodepkg.

Andrew

annihilan · 07-30-2008, 10:12 PM

Question, how do I open pkgtools? Does it have a GUI?

hitest · 07-30-2008, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by annihilan

Question, how do I open pkgtools? Does it have a GUI?

At a root shell prompt type:

# pkgtool

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...st/pkgtool.jpg

willysr · 07-30-2008, 11:44 PM

mine is 833 (laptop)

Code:

willy@laptop:~$ ls /var/log/packages/ | wc -l
838

Cuetzpallin · 07-30-2008, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by annihilan

Question, how do I open pkgtools? Does it have a GUI?

just run as root on a CLI
$ pkgtool

you could try slackpkg to keep your system updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by willysr

mine is 833 (laptop)

Code:

willy@laptop:~$ ls /var/log/packages/ | wc -l
838

This is mine on a Desktop:

Code:

bash-3.1$ ls /var/log/packages | wc -l
976

AceofSpades19 · 07-31-2008, 12:09 AM

Mine:

Code:

bash-3.1$ ls /var/log/packages/ | wc -l
929
bash-3.1$

brianL · 07-31-2008, 03:16 AM

Here's mine:

Code:

brian@BrisSGL:~$ ls /var/log/packages | wc -l
847

It's a desktop, recent reinstall.

hitest · 07-31-2008, 08:22 AM

Code:

hitest@slackbox:~$ ls /var/log/packages/ | wc -l
832

Here's mine on my main desktop, recent re-install:-)

dangold · 08-03-2008, 07:15 PM

goldan@buh:~/download/alli$ ls /var/log/packages | wc -l
713

Romanus81 · 08-03-2008, 09:59 PM

su -c pkgtool

This is a lot simpler than logging out/in as root, or doing a regular su.