Package manager for Slackware installations
Project description
Slpkg is a powerful software package manager that installs, updates, and removes packages on Slackware based systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. Slpkg makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update.
Slpkg works in accordance with the standards of the organization slackbuilds.org to builds packages. Also uses the Slackware Linux instructions for installation, upgrading or removing packages.
What makes slpkg to distinguish it from other tools; The user friendliness is its primary target as well as easy to understand and use, also use color to highlight packages and display warning messages, etc.
Features
Dependency resolution
Dependencies visualizations
Multiple options
Multiple repositories
Easy configuration
Fully configurable
Adaptability
Powerful options
Source builder
Faster process
Better Security
Installation
Download latest release:
Required root privileges
$ tar xvf slpkg-3.2.7.tar.gz
$ cd slpkg-3.2.7
$ ./install.sh
If you want to build slpkg for use with Python 3.x (needs the
optional dependency python3) pass the script PYTHON3=yes, like:
PYTHON3=yes ./install.sh
Installed as Slackware package
Uninstall:
$ slpkg -r slpkg
or
$ removepkg slpkg
Using pip:
$ pip install slpkg --upgrade
Uninstall:
$ pip uninstall slpkg
Data remove run from source code:
$ python clean.py
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