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Old 12-19-2014, 03:58 AM   #16
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willysr,
oh no, are you sure you really want to see all kdei/kde-i18n-* mess?
If yes, on 64-bit system it will be
# slackpkg install slackware64
 
Old 12-19-2014, 06:27 AM   #17
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or even better,
Code:
slackpkg install slackware
Code:
root@localhost:/tmp# which slackpkg
/usr/sbin/slackpkg
root@localhost:/tmp# slackpkg install slackware

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

No packages match the pattern for install. Try:

        /usr/sbin/slackpkg reinstall|upgrade


root@localhost:/tmp#  /usr/sbin/slackpkg reinstall|upgrade
bash: upgrade: command not found
root@localhost:/tmp#
 
Old 12-19-2014, 06:46 AM   #18
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Code:
slackpkg install slackware64
is now under way.

No, I don't want kde... I'm just trying to set up a build environment to accomplish cross compiling for the win-build project.
 
Old 12-19-2014, 07:07 AM   #19
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Install just d/ and l/ then.
 
Old 12-19-2014, 07:11 AM   #20
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I wish I knew how to accomplishing your suggestion.
Code:
 man slackpkg
doesn't appear to address the task.
 
Old 12-19-2014, 07:15 AM   #21
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Apparently, I don't know how to use it fully either. I thought that install-new would install any missing packages. But you should be able to run (I think -- I don't use slackpkg much)

Code:
slackpkg install d
slackpkg install l
This corresponds with the categories I mentioned earlier. I tried looking for a page that covers the various categories as I'm sure I've seen it in the past, but my google-fu skills are weak today.
 
Old 12-19-2014, 04:07 PM   #22
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bassmadrigal,
"slackpkg install-new" installs only "new" packages, i.e. marked with "Added" in ChangeLog.txt as we can see in "man slakpkg" and slackpkg bash script itself.
 
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Old 12-19-2014, 04:41 PM   #23
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@bormant, thanks! That makes sense. I didn't have easy access to my computer (would've had to ssh in through my phone) and just glanced at some stuff online for it (and slackpkg's main site is blocked at my work).
 
Old 12-20-2014, 04:13 PM   #24
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Apparently, I don't know how to use it fully either. I thought that install-new would install any missing packages. But you should be able to run (I think -- I don't use slackpkg much)

Code:
slackpkg install d
slackpkg install l
This corresponds with the categories I mentioned earlier. I tried looking for a page that covers the various categories as I'm sure I've seen it in the past, but my google-fu skills are weak today.
Where is there documentation on the "PATTERN" use of slackpkg in terms of identifying what "d" or "l" stand for. The man page for slackpkg show the format, but I am unable to find anything on the web, much less Slackware's site, the shows what the choices are or the meaning of "d" and "l". I'm guessing there is some directory somewhere for packages and these patterns select certain directories. I want to upgrade a sparse image file to a full system; however, I'd like to avoid the kde* stuff, if possible.

== Edit ==
And I really would like to avoid the multi-language stuff -- I do not need Calligra installed for multiple languages. Is there a setting that specifies only a particular language, e.g. "en"?

Last edited by jlpoole; 12-20-2014 at 04:15 PM.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 04:20 PM   #25
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I'll partially answer my own question: http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/slackwa...1/slackware64/ where there are directories.
Code:
Parent Directory                                  -   
a/                           29-Oct-2013 05:07    -   
ap/                          01-Nov-2013 02:11    -   
d/                           24-Oct-2013 01:28    -   
e/                           23-Apr-2013 23:41    -   
f/                           14-Oct-2013 22:28    -   
k/                           24-Oct-2013 01:28    -   
kde/                         01-Nov-2013 02:11    -   
kdei/                        28-Oct-2013 22:14    -   
l/                           28-Oct-2013 06:07    -   
n/                           01-Nov-2013 02:11    -   
t/                           22-Oct-2013 21:34    -   
tcl/                         16-Oct-2013 05:42    -   
x/                           25-Oct-2013 22:10    -   
xap/                         03-Nov-2013 06:17    -   
xfce/                        14-Oct-2013 22:28    -   
y/                           14-Mar-2012 09:13    -   
CHECKSUMS.md5                03-Nov-2013 06:19  257K  
CHECKSUMS.md5.asc            03-Nov-2013 06:19  198   
FILE_LIST                    03-Nov-2013 06:17  321K  
MANIFEST.bz2                 03-Nov-2013 06:19  2.7M  
PACKAGES.TXT                 03-Nov-2013 06:19  649K
Now, if only there were some file that explains the categorization. I was hoping http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/slackwa...re64/FILE_LIST might provide an explanation for the categories.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 04:37 PM   #26
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Found it: http://slackbook.org/html/book.html#...OFTWARE-SERIES
 
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Old 12-20-2014, 05:00 PM   #27
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Thanks! I knew it existed somewhere.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 07:49 PM   #28
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It's perhaps worth pointing out that if you'd installed the way God intended (via the installer) you'd already have been introduced to these categories
 
Old 12-20-2014, 08:51 PM   #29
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It's perhaps worth pointing out that if you'd installed the way God intended (via the installer) you'd already have been introduced to these categories
I used stacklet's image for a XEN server. One of the benefits of a Virtual Machine server such as XEN is that it's suppose to be convenient to deploy a build of Linux. What I have learned from this experience, and from the quoted statement above, is that stacklet's image of Slackware is not a viable system for building with MinGW unless you completely rebuild it with all the bells and whistles.

TIP: for those who might be trying to use an image on a XEN server to create an instance of Slackware, know that you will need to increase the size of the sparse file image in order to accommodate a full load of what "God intended" as referenced above.
 
  


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