I installed SLiM and libdvdcss yesterday. The only problem is that when I search for the package using slackpkg search it returns nothing. How can I put my slackbuild installed packages to where the package updater will find them?

As far as I know slackpkg only search on the official slackware repository. You could try using slackpkg+ and setting up your own local repository. Or you can go on the command line and type:

ls /var/log/packages | grep "name of the package"

I tried ls /var/log/packages | grep, and it returned SLim, which is what I wanted. If I wanted to update it easier, how would I go about it?

You would modify the SlackBuild for the new version, build the package and upgrade it with:

upgradepkg /path/to/package.tgz

For more: http://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management.html

I wrote a tool called asbt, which may help you..
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14...t/?search=asbt

A more powerful tool is sbopkg
http://www.sbopkg.org/

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If you don't care about being more update to date than the maintainer just follow the ChangeLog.

I do something similar to this:
#Log the date you checked for updates.
head -"$(grep -n '$dateoflastupdate' ChangeLog.txt)" | while read entry ; do sbname=`echo $entry | cut -d: -f1 | cut -d/ -f2` && if [ -n "$(ls /var/log/packages | grep $sbname)" ]; then echo $entry ;fi ;done

It should produce all the info you need when considering an update. just wget the scripts. resolve sources, build and upgrade.

*probably made an error since im on a phone and writing off the top of my head, nevertheless too tedius to double check.. You got the jist I hope

Yup I think the grep -n out will use a : as a delimeter, pipe the grep to cut -d: -f1

No need for single quptes in that grep -n especially if you'll be setting a var, if you'll just copy and paste keep them.

Also for that date of last update you need to use an existing sbo changelog date, log the current upon updates and use that

Do what aaditya advised, get sbopkg for processing and updating SlackBuilds.

http://www.sbopkg.org/

Just woke up, will give it a try. Also, would it be advisable to move the packages from /tmp?

I suppose you could, if you want. In case you need to reinstall them in the near future.