slpkg 1.6.8

Utility for easy management packages in Slackware

Slpkg is a terminal multitool in order to easy use Slackware packages.

Features

• Build third party packages from source with all dependencies

• Install packages through from official Slackware mirrors

• Find and Download packages from slackbuilds.org

• Grabs packages from slackbuilds.org in real time

• Automatic tool build and install packages

• Check if your distribution is up to date

• Display the contents of the packages

• Install-upgrade Slackware packages

• Build and install all in a command

• Checking for updated packages

• List all installed packages

• Find installed package

• Read SlackBuilds files

• Τracking dependencies

• Remove packages

• No dependencies

It’s a quick and easy way to manage your packages in Slackware to a command.

[CHANGELOG]

Video Tutorial

Installation

Using pip (best way to have last updates):

$ pip install slpkg

uninstall:

$ pip uninstall slpkg

Using Slackware command:

Download http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/slpkg from slackbuilds.org

Using SBOPKG http://www.sbopkg.org

Download binary package from SourceForge:

Command Line Tool Usage

usage: slpkg   [-h] [-v] [-a script [source ...]]
               [-l all, sbo, slack, noarch, other]
               [-c sbo, slack [sbo, slack ...]]
               [-s sbo, slack [sbo, slack ...]] [-t] [-n] [-i  [...]]
               [-u  [...]] [-o  [...]] [-r  [...]] [-f  [...]] [-d  [...]]

Utility for easy management packages in Slackware

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         print version and exit
  -a script [source ...]
                        auto build package
  -l all, sbo, slack, noarch, other
                        list of installed packages
  -c sbo, slack [sbo, slack ...]
                        check if your packages is up to date
  -s sbo, slack [sbo, slack ...]
                        download, build & install packages
  -t                    packages tracking dependencies from SBo
  -n                    view packages from SBo repository
  -i  [ ...]            install binary packages
  -u  [ ...]            upgrade binary packages
  -o  [ ...]            reinstall binary packages
  -r  [ ...]            remove binary packages
  -f  [ ...]            view installed packages
  -d  [ ...]            display the contents of the packages

Slpkg Examples

Find package from slackbuilds.org download, build and install with all dependencies :

$ slpkg -s sbo brasero

+==============================================================================
| Build dependencies tree for package brasero:
+==============================================================================
[ found ] --> brasero
[ found ] --> libunique
[ found ] --> gst1-plugins-bad
[ found ] --> gst1-plugins-base
[ found ] --> gstreamer1
[ found ] --> orc

+==============================================================================
| Start download, build and install packages
+==============================================================================
[ found ] --> orc
.
.
.
+==============================================================================
| Installing new package /tmp/brasero-3.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz
+==============================================================================

Verifying package brasero-3.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz.
Installing package brasero-3.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# brasero (CD/DVD burning application)
#
# Brasero is a application to burn CD/DVD for the Gnome Desktop. It is
# designed to be as simple as possible and has some unique features to
# enable users to create their discs easily and quickly.
#
# Homepage: http://projects.gnome.org/brasero
#
Executing install script for brasero-3.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz.
Package brasero-3.11.3-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz installed.

Find packages from Slackware official mirrors download and install:

$ slpkg -s slack mozilla

Packages with name matching [ mozilla ]

[ install ] --> mozilla-firefox-24.1.0esr-x86_64-1
[ install ] --> mozilla-nss-3.15.2-x86_64-2
[ install ] --> mozilla-thunderbird-24.1.0-x86_64-1

Would you like to install [Y/y]

Tracking all dependencies of packages:

$ slpkg -t brasero

Search dependencies for package brasero from slackbuilds.org:

[ found ] -->  brasero
[ found ] -->  libunique
[ found ] -->  gst1-plugins-bad
[ found ] -->  gst1-plugins-base
[ found ] -->  gstreamer1
[ found ] -->  orc

+=========================
| brasero dependencies   :
+=========================
\
 +---[ Tree of dependencies ]
 |
 +--1 orc
 |
 +--2 gstreamer1
 |
 +--3 gst1-plugins-base
 |
 +--4 gst1-plugins-bad
 |
 +--5 libunique

 NOTE: green installed, red not installed

Check if your packages is up to date from slackbuilds.org:

$ slpkg -c sbo flashplayer-plugin

Search for package flashplayer-plugin from slackbuilds.org:

[ found ] --> flashplayer-plugin

New version is available:
+==============================================================================
| Package: flashplayer-plugin 11.2.202.356 --> flashplayer-plugin 11.2.202.394
+==============================================================================

Would you like to install ? [Y/y]

$ slpkg -c sbo ranger

Search for package ranger from slackbuilds.org:

[ found ] --> ranger

Package ranger-1.6.1-x86_64-1_SBo is up to date

$ slpkg -c sbo termcolor

No such package termcolor: Not installed

Check if your distribution is up to date from Slackware official mirrors

$ slpkg -c slack upgrade

These packages need upgrading:

[ upgrade ] --> dhcpcd-6.0.5-x86_64-3_slack14.1.txz
[ upgrade ] --> samba-4.1.11-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
[ upgrade ] --> xscreensaver-5.29-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Would you like to upgrade ? [Y/y]

Find slackbuild from slackbuilds.org:

$ slpkg -n bitfighter

Search for package bitfighter from slackbuilds.org:

[ found ] --> bitfighter

+===============================================================================
| Package bitfighter --> http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/games/bitfighter/
+===============================================================================
| SlackBuild : bitfighter.tar.gz
| Source : bitfighter-019c.tar.gz
| Extra : classic_level_pack.zip
| Requirements : OpenAL, SDL2, speex, libmodplug
+===============================================================================
 README               View the README file
 SlackBuild           View the SlackBuild file
 Info                 View the Info file
 Download             Download this package
 Build                Download and build this package
 Install              Download/Build/Install

_

Auto tool to build package:

Two files termcolor.tar.gz and termcolor-1.1.0.tar.gz
must be in the same directory.

$ slpkg -a termcolor.tar.gz termcolor-1.1.0.tar.gz

termcolor/
termcolor/slack-desc
termcolor/termcolor.info
termcolor/README
termcolor/termcolor.SlackBuild
termcolor-1.1.0/
termcolor-1.1.0/CHANGES.rst
termcolor-1.1.0/COPYING.txt
termcolor-1.1.0/README.rst
termcolor-1.1.0/setup.py
termcolor-1.1.0/termcolor.py
termcolor-1.1.0/PKG-INFO
running install
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib
copying termcolor.py -> build/lib
running install_lib
creating /tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr
creating /tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr/lib64
creating /tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr/lib64/python2.7
creating /tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages
copying build/lib/termcolor.py ->
/tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages
byte-compiling /tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.py
to termcolor.pyc
running install_egg_info
Writing
/tmp/SBo/package-termcolor/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor-1.1.0-py2.7.egg-info

Slackware package maker, version 3.14159.

Searching for symbolic links:

No symbolic links were found, so we won't make an installation script.
You can make your own later in ./install/doinst.sh and rebuild the
package if you like.

This next step is optional - you can set the directories in your package
to some sane permissions. If any of the directories in your package have
special permissions, then DO NOT reset them here!

Would you like to reset all directory permissions to 755 (drwxr-xr-x) and
directory ownerships to root.root ([y]es, [n]o)? n

Creating Slackware package:  /tmp/termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

./
usr/
usr/lib64/
usr/lib64/python2.7/
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.py
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.pyc
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor-1.1.0-py2.7.egg-info
usr/doc/
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/termcolor.SlackBuild
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/README.rst
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/CHANGES.rst
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/PKG-INFO
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/COPYING.txt
install/
install/slack-desc

Slackware package /tmp/termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz created.

Upgrade install package:

$ slpkg -u /tmp/termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

+==============================================================================
| Installing new package ./termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz
+==============================================================================

Verifying package termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz.
Installing package termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# termcolor (ANSII Color formatting for output in terminal)
#
# termcolor allows you to format your output in terminal.
#
# Project URL: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/termcolor
#
Package termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz installed.

Of course you can install mass-packages:

$ slpkg -u *.t?z

or

$ slpkg -i *.t?z

Find if your packages installed:

$ slpkg -f termcolor lua yetris you-get rar pip

Packages with name matching [ termcolor, lua, yetris, you-get, rar, pip ]

[ installed ] - termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo
No such package lua: Cant find
[ installed ] - yetris-2.0.1-x86_64-1_SBo
No such package you-get: Cant find
[ installed ] - rar-5.0.1-x86_64-1_SBo
[ installed ] - pip-1.5.4-x86_64-1_SBo

Display the contents of the package:

$ slpkg -d termcolor lua

PACKAGE NAME:     termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo
COMPRESSED PACKAGE SIZE:     8.0K
UNCOMPRESSED PACKAGE SIZE:     60K
PACKAGE LOCATION: ./termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
termcolor: termcolor (ANSII Color formatting for output in terminal)
termcolor:
termcolor: termcolor allows you to format your output in terminal.
termcolor:
termcolor:
termcolor: Project URL: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/termcolor
termcolor:
termcolor:
termcolor:
termcolor:
FILE LIST:
./
usr/
usr/lib64/
usr/lib64/python2.7/
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.py
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.pyc
usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor-1.1.0-py2.7.egg-info
usr/lib64/python3.3/
usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/
usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/termcolor-1.1.0-py3.3.egg-info
usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/__pycache__/
usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/__pycache__/termcolor.cpython-33.pyc
usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/termcolor.py
usr/doc/
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/termcolor.SlackBuild
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/README.rst
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/CHANGES.rst
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/PKG-INFO
usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/COPYING.txt
install/
install/slack-desc

No such package lua: Cant find

Remove package:

$ slpkg -r termcolor

Packages with name matching [ termcolor ]

[ delete ] --> termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo

Are you sure to remove 1 package(s) [Y/y] y

Package: termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo
    Removing...

Removing package /var/log/packages/termcolor-1.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo...
    Removing files:
--> Deleting /usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/CHANGES.rst
--> Deleting /usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/COPYING.txt
--> Deleting /usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/PKG-INFO
--> Deleting /usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/README.rst
--> Deleting /usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/termcolor.SlackBuild
--> Deleting /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor-1.1.0-py2.7.egg-info
--> Deleting /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.py
--> Deleting /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/termcolor.pyc
--> Deleting /usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/__pycache__/termcolor.cpython-33.pyc
--> Deleting /usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/termcolor-1.1.0-py3.3.egg-info
--> Deleting /usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/termcolor.py
--> Deleting empty directory /usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/__pycache__/
WARNING: Unique directory /usr/lib64/python3.3/site-packages/ contains new files
WARNING: Unique directory /usr/lib64/python3.3/ contains new files
--> Deleting empty directory /usr/doc/termcolor-1.1.0/

+==============================================================================
| Package: termcolor removed
+==============================================================================

$ slpkg -f termcolor lua rar

Packages with name matching [ termcolor, lua, rar ]

No such package termcolor: Cant find
No such package lua: Cant find
[ installed ] - rar-5.0.1-x86_64-1_SBo

$ slpkg -v
Version: x.x.x
Licence: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
Email:   [e-mail]

Man page it is available for full support:

$ man slpkg