slackrep

by Michel Acuna (quickcoder@users.sourceforge.net) http://slackrep.sourceforge.net

Overview

slackrep is a simple yet powerful reporting tool for Slackware Linux that integrates nicely with slackpkg and complements its functionality.

The reason why slackpkg has been chosen is because it is the "official" automated package management tool for Slackware (comes in the extra directory) and also its modularity allowed me integrate it easily with slackrep.

The slackrep repository is updated each time you run "#slackpkg update" so you don't have to define mirrors again or run updates twice, just use slackpkg and you are home! Now, if you use swaret or slapt-get and want to use slackrep then you must install slackpkg first.

Requirements

Slackware 8.1 or higher
slackpkg 1.2.2 (extra in Slackware 10.0) or higher

Usage

First update your local cache: #slackpkg update For general information run: $slackrep usage (this program has been designed the way all options can be run as a normal user so you don't need to be root do use it).

Some examples:

To list all your installed packages: $slackrep installed
To list what patches you may have to install: $slackrep installed | grep patches
To see what installed packages are not part of the official distribution: $slackrep installed | grep "not official"
To list what packages are in the extra directory and to see if you have them installed or not: slackrep official extra

Thank you for downloading and using slackrep, I hope you find it useful!