How to install packages from cd?

BajaNick · 06-17-2004, 11:41 PM

How do I install packages from the slackware cd?
I need pkgtools from the slackware cd.

Tinkster · 06-18-2004, 12:30 AM

If you removed the packagetools you'll have to do it manually...

mount <cdrom>
cd <cdrom>/slackware/a
tar xvzf pkgtool*tgz -C /
/install/doinst.sh

Cheers,
Tink

BajaNick · 06-18-2004, 12:56 AM

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
I almost made a huge mistake but Hopefully I can just run swaret again and install whatever it uninstalled.

you`d think I would know that by now?

Tinkster · 06-18-2004, 05:25 PM

Thanks goodness you didn't remove tar as well ;)

Cheers,
Tink

AxelFendersson · 06-18-2004, 07:19 PM

You might want to installpkg pkgtools as well, to make sure it gets recorded in /var/log/packages . and now that the package is installed, you can rm -R /install , too.