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enorbet 04-20-2022 08:09 PM
I'd prefer to vote for pkgtools as the Main, and slackpkg as a sometimes adjunct since slackpkg is the database and gathering tool, not the package management engine and I still do base manual installs gathering my own from slackbuilds.org as well as making my own packages from source. I know the perceived bloat bothers Mr. Torvalds, but I have 2 appimages that I don't hate.

Tonus 04-21-2022 12:16 AM
What I like the most with slackpkg is the track of new config files. From time to time (or on the build vm) I do use clean-system as well.

Otherwise, what fit my needs is to keep a local mirror up to date an use basic pkgtools.

Third party is with sbopkg.

Gerard Lally 04-21-2022 03:01 AM
Full install of Slackware, plus
Code:
sqg
and
Code:
sbopkg -kRqi
for third-party slackbuilds.

Gerard Lally 04-21-2022 03:06 AM
You also forgot pkgsrc and Flatpak.

Dependency management has not been a problem on Slackware for many years, but dependency hell remains a problem on other platforms. Try removing just Evolution from Debian or OpenSUSE, for example, and see for yourself how many hundreds of "dependencies" they kindly offer to remove for you.

imitis 04-21-2022 09:14 AM
slackpkg to keep slackware updated and sbotools for slackbuilds

chrisretusn 04-21-2022 09:42 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by drumz (Post 6347491)
Very true. My point was some people use only pkgtools and not other tools built on top of it.
True. In fact before I discovered the usefulness of slackpkg that is exactly what I did. That was quite a while ago. ;)

pm_a_cup_of_tea 04-23-2022 07:19 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by montagdude (Post 6347462)
...Some people use slackrepo to manage their SlackBuilds, which is a very powerful tool but has a bit steeper learning curve and has features that might be overkill for the average user (e.g., to build a complete repo of binary packages that can then be accessed via slackpkg+).
This is how I'm spending this weekend :). Thanks for the tip. I had seen it mentioned before but was put off by the 2015 date.

solarfields 04-23-2022 12:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pm_a_cup_of_tea (Post 6348116)
This is how I'm spending this weekend :). Thanks for the tip. I had seen it mentioned before but was put off by the 2015 date.
there's an updated slackrepo available at SBo:
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/1...tem/slackrepo/

that's how I set it up before:
https://slackalaxy.com/2018/09/09/ow...es-repository/

hope that's useful

dugan 04-23-2022 12:19 PM
When I was still using Slackware, it was sbotools.

pm_a_cup_of_tea 04-23-2022 12:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by solarfields (Post 6348159)
there's an updated slackrepo available at SBo:
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/1...tem/slackrepo/

that's how I set it up before:
https://slackalaxy.com/2018/09/09/ow...es-repository/

hope that's useful
Very, thank you. Maybe next weekend too :)


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