**NOTE: DO NOT USE RPMs IN SLACKWARE!**

It is *not* advisable to install RPMs in Slackware, since it is not an RPM based distribution, and there is no easy way of managing them. Instead, you should really try to get packages for Slackware in its native *.tgz format (a gzipped tar file, containing the binaries instead of source code, which is installed as root with the command 'installpkg myprogram.tgz'.) If you must use RPMs, the command 'rpm2tgz myfile.rpm' will convert the rpm to a tgz package. You will likely have to get used to compiling from source with Slackware, as many programs do not always offer a Slackware package (but LinuxPackages may have one).

RPM's can be installed as they are using 'rpm -i thefile.rpm', but this is really not recommended.

however... i would not recommend people using rpm2tgz unless they know what they are getting into...

you will convert the package, sure, but it will likely not be structured properly for a seamless install into slack... the package will need to be verified before using installpkg formerrpm.tgz

Oh, okay. So is there a site with a bunch of Slackware packages I could visit somewhere? I like freshmeat.com, but it's the only one I know... anyone know of another one? Ok this is getting off topic.... I will delete this post soon.

secesh: You're right of course (I only ever use it myself for the ATi drivers). I should have been clearer then that one should compile from source, rather than try to install RPMs (especially those built against other distributions that have bizarre locations for certain libraries and binaries)

mhelliwell: As I already mentioned in my post, try LinuxPackages (the name is a bit of a misnomer, they only offer Slackware packages for the moment)