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.TH Slpkg "8" "5 2014" "slpkg"
.SH NAME
Slpkg is a user-friendly package manager for Slackware installations
.SH SYNOPSIS
Usage: slpkg Commands:
[update] [re-create] [repo-add [repository name] [URL]]
[repo-remove [repository]] [repo-list]
[repo-info [repository]] [update [slpkg]]
Optional arguments:
[-h] [-v] [-a [script.tar.gz] [sources...]]
[-b --list, [...] --add, --remove]
[-q --list, [...] --add, --remove]
[-q --build, --install, --build-install]
[-g --config, --config=[editor]]
[-l all, official, non-official, --index]
[-c [repository] --upgrade]
[-s [repository] [package]
[-t [repository] [package]
[-p [repository] [package], --color=[]]
[-n] [-f [...]] [-i [...]] [-u [...]]
[-o [...]] [-r [...]] [-d [...]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBslpkg\fP is a terminal multitool in order to easy use Slackware packages.
.PP
It's a quick and easy way to manage your packages in slackware to a command.
.SH EXAMPLES
Slpkg is a user-friendly package manager for Slackware installations
Commands:
update update all package lists
re-create recreate package lists
repo-add [repository name] [URL] add custom repository
repo-remove [repository] remove custom repository
repolist list all repositories
repoinfo [repository] repository information
update slpkg check and update slpkg
Optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version print version and exit
-a, [script.tar.gz] [source...] auto build SBo packages
-b, --list, [package...] --add, --remove add, remove packages in blacklist
-q, --list, [package...] --add, --remove add, remove SBo packages in queue
-q, --build, --install, --build-install build, install packages from queue
-g, --config, --config=<editor> configuration file management
-l, all, official, non-official, --index list of installed packages
-c, [repository] --upgrade check for updated packages
-s, [repository] [package] download, build & install
-t, [repository] [package] tracking dependencies
-p, [repository] [package], --color=[] print package description
-n, [package] view SBo packages through network
-f, [package...] find installed packages
-i, [package...] install binary packages
-u, [package...] upgrade binary packages
-o, [package...] reinstall binary packages
-r, [package...] remove binary packages
-d, [package...] display the contents
.SH DEFAULT REPOSITORIES
slackware.com = 'slack'
SlackBuilds.org = 'sbo'
Alien's = 'alien'
slacky.eu = 'slacky'
rworkman's = 'rlw'
studioware.org = 'studio'
slacker.it = 'slackr'
slackonly.com = 'slonly'
Alien's ktown = 'ktown{latest}'
Alien's multilib = 'multi'
Slacke E17 and E18 = 'slacke{18}'
SalixOS = 'salix'
Slackel.gr = 'slackel'
Alien's restricted = 'rested'
Default enable repository is 'slack' and 'sbo'.
Add or remove default repository in configuration file '/etc/slpkg/slpkg.conf'.
Read REPOSITORIES file for explanations.
.SH COLORS
red, green, yellow, cyan, grey
.PP
.SH GLOBAL OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
Print the version of program and exit.
.SH COMMANDS
.PP
The following commands are available.
.SS update, create and update packages list
\fBslpkg\fP \fBupdate\fP
.PP
Used to re-synchronize the package lists and create some important files.
This command must run every new repository is added or new updates is available.
.SS re-create, recreate packages list
\fBslpkg\fP \fBre-create\fP
.PP
It is sometimes useful to create all of the base file from the beginning so this
command deletes all the packages lists and re-created.
.SS repo-add, add custom repository
\fBslpkg\fP \fBrepo-add\fP <\fIrepository name\fP> <\fIURL\fP>
.PP
Add custom binary repository. The repositories will be added to this command should
contain at least the files 'PACKAGES.TXT' and 'CHECKSUMS.md5' and optional file
ChangeLog.txt. If the file 'ChangeLog.txt' not found to be running 'slpkg-re-create'
instead of 'slpkg update' when you want to update the package list.
.SS repo-remove, remove custom repository
\fBslpkg\fP \fBrepo-remove\fP <\fIrepository\fP>
.PP
Remove custom repository by name.
.SS repo-list, repositories list
\fBslpkg\fP \fBrepo-list\fP
.PP
Lists all enabled or disabled repositories.
.SS repo-info, repository information
\fBslpkg\fP \fBrepo-info\fP <\fBrepository\fP>
.PP
View repository information.
.SS update slpkg
\fBslpkg\fP \fBupdate\fP \fBslpkg\fP
.PP
You can check for new versions and update slpkg itself.
.SS -a, auto build packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-a\fP <\fIscript\fP> <\fIsources\fP>
.PP
With this argument, build slackware package from source quickly and easy.
.SS -b , add, remove, view packages in blacklist
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-b\fP \fB--list\fP <\fIpackages\fP> \fB--add\fP \fB--remove\fP
.PP
List, add or remove packages from blacklist file. The settings here affect
all repositories.
.SS -q , add, remove, view packages in queue
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-q\fP \fB--list\fP <\fIpackages\fP> \fB--add\fP \fB--remove\fP
.TP
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-q\fP \fB--build\fP \fB--install\fP \fB--build-install\fP
.PP
List, add, or remove sbo packages from queue. If you want to remove all the packages
from the list 'slpkg -q all --remove'. (these arguments only working for the sbo repository)
Build or install or build and install packages are queued.
.SS -g , configuration file management
\fBslpkg\fP \fB--config\fP \fB--config=[editor]\fP
.PP
Print configuration file or edit with editor.
.SS -l , list of installed packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-l\fP <\fIall\fP> \fIofficial\fP \fInon-official\fP \fI--index\fP
.PP
List of installed packages by category official or non-official. The repository 'slack' must
be enabled to work properly 'official' and 'non-official' lists.
.SS -c , check if your packages is up to date
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-c\fP <\fIrepository\fP> \fI--upgrade\f
.PP
Check your packages is up to date.
.SS -s , download, build and install package with all dependencies
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-s\fP <\fIrepository\fP> <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
Installs or upgrade packages from the repositories with automatically resolving all
dependencies of the package. Also installs the official distribution Slackware
packages. Sometimes to install a package have to pass part of the version of the
package as 'slpkg -s alien ffmpeg-2.4.3'.
.SS -t , tracking dependencies
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-t\fP <\fIrepository\fP> <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
Tracking all dependencies of that package.
The sequence shown is that you must follow to correctly install package.
.SS -p , print packages description
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-p\fP <\fIrepository\fP> <\fIname of package\fP> \fI--color=\fP
.PP
Print package description with color. Available colors: red, green, yellow, cyan, grey
.SS -f find packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-f\fP <\fIname of packages\fP>
.PP
Find installed packages with view total file size.
.SS -n , find packages from SBo repositority
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-n\fP <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
With this method you can find the SBo script that interests you through
the network. (www.slackbuilds.org)
.SS -i , install binary packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-i\fP <\fIpackages.t?z\fP>
.PP
Installs single binary packages designed for use with the
Slackware Linux distribution into your system.
.SS -u , install-upgrade packages with new
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-u\fP <\fIpackages.t?z\fP>
.PP
Normally upgrade only upgrades packages that are already
installed on the system, and will skip any packages that do not
already have a version installed. 'Requires root privileges'
(like slackware command upgradepkg --install-new)
.SS -o , reinstall binary packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-o\fP <\fIpackages.t?z\fP>
.PP
Upgradepkg usually skips packages if the exact same package
(matching name, version, arch, and build number) is already
installed on the system.'Requires root privileges' (like
slackware command upgradepkg --reinstall)
.SS -r , remove packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-r\fP <\fIname of packages\fP>
.PP
Removes a previously installed Slackware package, while writing
a progress report to the standard output. A package may be
specified either by the full package name (as you'd see listed in
/var/log/packages/), or by the base package name. If installed
packages with command 'slpkg -s sbo <package>' then write a file
in /var/log/slpkg/dep/ with all dependencies and it allows you
can remove them all together. 'Requires root
privileges' (like slackware command removepkg)
.SS -d , display contents
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-d\fP <\fIname of packages\fP>
.PP
Display the contents of the package with all descriptions.
.SH HELP OPTION
Specifying the help option displays help for slpkg itself, or a
command.
.br
For example:
\fBslpkg \-\-help\fP - display help for slpkg
.SH FILES
/etc/slpkg/slpkg.conf
General configuration of slpkg
/etc/slpkg/blacklist
List of packages to skip
/etc/slpkg/slackware-mirrors
List of Slackware Mirrors
/etc/slpkg/custom-repositories
List of custom repositories
/var/log/slpkg
ChangeLog.txt repositories files
SlackBuilds logs and dependencies files
/var/lib/slpkg
PACKAGES.TXT files
SLACKBUILDS.TXT files
CHECKSUMS.md5 files
FILELIST.TXT files
/tmp/slpkg
Slpkg temponary donwloaded files and build packages
.SH AUTHOR
Dimitris Zlatanidis <d.zlatanidis@gmail.com>
.SH HOMEPAGE
https://github.com/dslackw/slpkg
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2014 Dimitris Zlatanidis
.SH SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), upgradepkg(8), removepkg(8), pkgtool(8), slackpkg(8), explodepkg(8),
makepkg(8).