[SOLVED] A query about packages blacklist

nyloc · 06-02-2015, 08:45 PM

In my notes about installing Slackware I have a comment that there is a way of passing a list of unwanted packages during an install. Is this correct?.
I am going to be getting a new box soon and as the disks will be empty I wonder how the install program can get the blacklist file.

frankbell · 06-02-2015, 09:00 PM

The blacklist file will be present in /etc/slackpkg after the install. It is heavily annotated.

Here is its purpose as stated at the beginning of the file:

Code:

# This is a blacklist file. Any packages listed here won't be
# upgraded, removed, or installed by slackpkg.

I use it primarily to keep slackpkg clean-system from removing Slackbuilds from AlienBob or Slackbuilds.org or packages that I have installed from sources. slackpkg does not upgrade such packages, as they are not part of the Slackware build, but it will try to remove them.

Drakeo · 06-02-2015, 09:41 PM

something I learned about that /etc/slackpkg/blacklist do not leave a space.as in an example below.
correct

Code:

# This one will blacklist all SBo packages:
[0-9]+_SBo
[0-9]+alien
[0-9]+compat32

incorrect

Code:

# This one will blacklist all SBo packages:
 [0-9]+_SBo
 [0-9]+alien
 [0-9]+compat32

incorrect it will not be read correctly.
never a space after you comment #

mralk3 · 06-02-2015, 10:39 PM

I believe what he is asking is how to pick which software is installed from each section of the installation disk. I may be mistaken though.

What you are looking for are tag files:
http://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html

More information here:
http://www.slackwiki.com/Tagfile_Install

I have been trying to research unattended installation of Slackware. I have a few more links about customizing Slackware installations in my notes on my laptop, but I don't have my laptop at the moment.

Hopefully someone more experienced with Slackware can chime in though.

Drakeo · 06-03-2015, 02:58 AM

OH yes setting up your tag files well. oh well.http://www.slackbook.org/html/packag...-tagfiles.html

nyloc · 06-03-2015, 09:19 AM

I was interested in setting up tag files but after reading those two references and looking at some tag files I feel it would be safer to remove unwanted stuff after the install.

lems · 06-04-2015, 02:21 AM

This might not be what you're looking for, but if you don't want to use tagfiles and if you use slackpkg, it can generate and use so-called templates. From the man page:

Code:

       generate-template
            This action creates a new template with all official packages that
            are  installed  in  your  system.  The  template  is   stored   at
            /etc/slackpkg/templates

       install-template
            This  action install the required template in the system. The tem
            plate  must  be  in  /etc/slackpkg/templates.  If   the   template
            "includes"   other   templates,   all   of  them  need  to  be  in
            /etc/slackpkg/templates.  You  can  disable  the   "includes"   in
            slackpkg.conf or in command-line.

       remove-template
            This  action  remove  all  packages that are part of selected tem
            plate. Be careful, this can put your machine in an unusable state.
            The   "include"   handling   can   be   activated/deactivated   in
            slackpkg.conf or with the appropriate option in command-line.

nyloc · 06-14-2015, 09:58 PM

Well, plenty to think about there. Thank you to all who helped.