https://github.com/giterlizzi/slackman

SlackMan - Slackware Package Manager
https://github.com/giterlizzi/slackman

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SlackMan - Slackware Package Manager

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/giterlizzi/slackman
• Owner: giterlizzi
• License: other
• Created: 2017-05-08T15:33:22.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-01-04T23:17:44.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-24T16:03:06.326Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: dbus, hacktoberfest, package-manager, perl, repository, slackbuilds, slackware
• Language: Perl
• Homepage: https://lotarproject.github.io/slackman
• Size: 818 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# slackman

SlackMan - Slackware Package Manager

SlackMan is easy-to-use wrapper for Slackware ``pkgtools`` can help to install,

update Slackware packages from a standard Slackware repository (official and 3th party).

## Features

 - Multiple repository support

 - Dependency resolution

 - Bash Completion support

 - More configurable

 - Flexible configuration via variables

 - DBus interface

 - Userspace DBus client to notify update & changelogs (via `org.freedesktop.Notification`)

 - ... and more

## Installation

**[INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md)** file provide instructions on how to install SlackMan.

## Supported Repository

SlackMan support different SlackWare repository including:

 - Slackware stable and **-current**

 - SlackOnly

 - Slackers (Conraid)

 - Slacky (Italian Slackware Community)

 - AlienBob

 - ktown (KDE5)

 - Cinnamon SlackBuilds

 - MATE SlackBuilds

 - Salix

 - Microlinux

 - ... and more

## Examples

Update repository packages and upgrade all packages:

    # slackman update && slackman upgrade -y

Install, update and remove obsolete packages from specific repository:

    # slackman update

    # slackman install --new-packages --repo ktown

    # slackman upgrade --repo ktown

    # slackman remove --obsolete-packages --repo ktown

Update package excluding kernels packages

    # slackman upgrade --exclude kernel-*

Search package:

    # slackman search docker

Search file using MANIFEST.bz2 repository file (`slackman update manifest`):

    # slackman file-search firefox

Enable a repository:

    # slackman repo enable slackware:multilib

Add new repository:

    # slackman repo add http://slackware.com/pub/slackman/repos.d/slackware.repo

Display the ChangeLog:

    # slackman changelog --repo slackware:packages

Bash Completion:

    # slackman repo info sla

    slackware:extra        slackware:multilib     slackware:packages

    slackware:pasture      slackware:patches      slackware:testing

## Copyright

 - Copyright 2016-2017 © Giuseppe Di Terlizzi

 - Slackware® is a Registered Trademark of Patrick Volkerding

 - Linux is a Registered Trademark of Linus Torvalds