Installation
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Python & OS Support
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Slpkg works with Python versions 2.7.5+ (Python 3 not supported yet)

Slpkg works on Slackware distribution and possibly in some Slackware based
distribution like SalixOS, Slackel etc.


Install slpkg
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There are mainly 3 ways:

1) Suggested method, download latest slpkg version from:
   https://github.com/dslackw/slpkg/releases
   Untar or unzip the archive, change directory in slpkg-<version>
   and run './install.sh'. 
   slpkg auto-installed as Slackware package (root privileges are required).

2) Download binary package from https://github.com/dslackw/slpkg/releases
   and use Slackware command `upgradepkg --install-new <slpkg binary>`

3) Using pip: pip install slpkg --upgrade