This program allows to install and remove Packages from Slackware-Linux.


I tested it in Puppy 2.10alpha with many already installed programs, so I'm not shure, if all dependencies are met in a new Puppy.

This is NOT intended to be used in Puppy 1!


**** WARNING ****
If you install the wrong packages, your Puppy can get completely broken !!
For example, do NOT Gtk, as Puppy itself relies on a different version of Gtk.

This program is for advanced users only!


Also in general I did not test it intensively.
I urgently recommend to backup your Puppy before using it.
Slackware is not Puppy, so some installscript might break things!

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Some documentation is available in /usr/share/doc.

You can modify the list of Slackware-repositories in /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc.

Usage:
First, create a list of all available packages:

slapt-get --update

Now look, what is available:

slapt-get --list > /root/slackware.txt
leafpad /root/slackware.txt &

Now install a package from this list, for example "whois" to resolve URLs from IP-adresses:

slapt-get --install whois-4.7.15-i486-1

To remove it, run:
slapt-get --remove whois-4.7.15-i486-1


Now lets try a Gtk-based program: Gslapt.
slapt-get --install gslapt-0.3.15-i386-1

This will give you errors about missing dependencies, and suggests to use --ignore-dep.
If you do that, it installs Gtk, Glib, X11 ... bye bye Puppy, you're dead.

So DO NOT USE --ignore-dep!
Instead, install it without dependency-check, using: --nodep
slapt-get --no-dep --install gslapt-0.3.15-i386-1

After installation, type "gslapt" to test it.
I did not have a closer look yet, so be aware that this grafical interface could also have the --ignore-dep problem!

You will find many Slackware-packages and documentation at 
http://www.linuxpackages.net