PKGTOOL problem ..

Aleksandr Lisovoy · 10-26-2005, 05:11 AM

I `am noobie in Slackware .. I just steped from FreeBSD, so don`t angree for my noobie post.

I`am trying to install additional stuff from mounted into /mnt/cdrom Slack3 cdrom, but then i use PKGTOOL and routing it to my mounted dir, i get crash .. PKGTOOL simply exits without any word ..
What is wrong?

Sorry for my bad English, i`am Ukrainian

piete · 10-26-2005, 05:42 AM

First of all: Hello Aleksandr, welcome to Slackware!

Second of all: disks 3 and 4 contain the source code, not packages, so you may have problems installing that using pkgtool (read: it won't work!)

Thirdly:

Have a look at Chapter 18 of the SlackBook (I don't know why I don't recommend this more!), it might help you out in the long run: [urlhttp://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management.html[/url]

In the short term, try installing packages from disks 1 and 2 using:

Code:

installpkg /path/to/mypackage.tgz

Good luck and enjoy Slackware =)

- Piete.

Aleksandr Lisovoy · 10-26-2005, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by piete
First of all: Hello Aleksandr, welcome to Slackware!

Second of all: disks 3 and 4 contain the source code, not packages, so you may have problems installing that using pkgtool (read: it won't work!)

Thirdly:

Have a look at Chapter 18 of the SlackBook (I don't know why I don't recommend this more!), it might help you out in the long run: [urlhttp://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management.html[/url]

In the short term, try installing packages from disks 1 and 2 using:

Code:

installpkg /path/to/mypackage.tgz

Good luck and enjoy Slackware =)

- Piete.

Big thanks, piete .. It`s work

So, it`s difficult to install software in Slackware, because it`s requesting another software by dependecies

. FreeBSD is much easy with it ports

Thnx again.

If you can help me in future with Slack, plz contact my ICQ 91717010 ..