slapt-get
APT-like package manager for Slackware
TLDR
Update the list of available packages
$ slapt-get --update
Install a package$ slapt-get --install [package]
Remove a package$ slapt-get --remove [package]
Upgrade all installed packages$ slapt-get --upgrade
Search for packages$ slapt-get --search [query]
Show information about a package$ slapt-get --show [package]
SYNOPSIS
slapt-get [options] [package...]
DESCRIPTION
slapt-get is an APT-like package management system for Slackware Linux. It provides dependency resolution and mirrors the familiar apt-get workflow for managing packages.Package sources are configured in the slapt-getrc configuration file.
PARAMETERS
--update
Update package list from sources--install _package_
Install or upgrade a package--remove _package_
Remove an installed package--upgrade
Upgrade all installed packages--search _query_
Search for packages by name, disk set, or version--show _package_
Display package information--clean
Clean package cache--autoclean
Remove only obsolete packages from cache--dist-upgrade
Upgrade to a newer Slackware release--available
List available packages from configured sources--list
List all packages, both installed and available--installed
List all currently installed packages--filelist _package_
Show files installed by a package--remove-obsolete
Remove packages no longer available from configured sources (used with --remove or --dist-upgrade)--reinstall
Install a package even if it is already installed--download-only, -d
Download packages without installing them--simulate, -s
Simulate the operation without installing or downloading anything--no-dep
Skip dependency resolution--ignore-dep
Ignore dependency failures during install or upgrade--no-prompt, -y
Do not prompt for confirmation--print-uris
Print URIs of packages to stdout without downloading--add-keys
Download and import GPG keys from package sources--retry _N_
Number of retries if a download fails--config, -c _file_
Use an alternate configuration file
CONFIGURATION
/etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc
Main configuration file defining package source URLs, cache directory, and excluded packages.
CAVEATS
Requires configured package sources in slapt-getrc. Designed specifically for Slackware Linux distributions.
SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), removepkg(8), pkgtool(8), slackpkg(1), slapt-src(1)
