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Do that in a separate PR |
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| > Compare the contents of two Slackware packages. | ||
| > See also: `installpkg`, `removepkg`, `upgradepkg`, `makepkg`, `pkgtool`. | ||
| > More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management-package-utilities.html>. |
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I wasn't able to find any mention of pkgdiff from the entire book. https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html
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pkgdiff does exist in Slackware's pkgtools - it's authored by Patrick Volkerding. The man page is here: https://slackware.nl/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a/pkgtools/manpages/pkgdiff.8
It's just not documented in the Slackbook. Should I update the More information URL to point to this man page?
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Not this page. It's not very readable. If you could find a link where the groff page is preformatted in a way that it's browser accessible, that would be great.
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I couldn't find a browser-formatted version of the man page. Should I remove pkgdiff from this PR for now?
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Removed pkgdiff from this PR - no browser-readable documentation available.
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Noted, I'll handle the makepkg disambiguation in a separate PR. |
Co-authored-by: Managor <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Managor <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Managor <[email protected]>
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| > Interactive menu-driven tool for managing Slackware packages. | ||
| > See also: `installpkg`, `removepkg`, `upgradepkg`, `makepkg`. | ||
| > More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-PKGTOOL>. |
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Would you happen to know of a link that instructs more on how to use this from the CLI. This is very barebones and I need something to verify the page.
The best I could find was this but it's not very official. https://cleveruptime.com/docs/commands/pkgtool
I also found this, but it's not very browser accessible nor does the documentation match this page or the previous link https://mirror.ihost.md/?dir=slackware/slackware64/source/a/pkgtools/manpages
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The official Slackware config page has some CLI info: https://www.slackware.com/config/packages.php
The pkgtool section in the Slackbook also covers it (though it focuses on the interactive menu): https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-PKGTOOL
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Didn't realize the slackbook link was already referenced, apologies. But yes it is the best official documentation available for pkgtool.
| `sudo upgradepkg --install-new {{path/to/package.tgz}}` | ||
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| - Reinstall a package (even if the same version is already installed): | ||
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| `sudo upgradepkg --reinstall {{path/to/package.tgz}}` | ||
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| - Preview what would happen without actually upgrading: | ||
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| `upgradepkg --dry-run {{path/to/package.tgz}}` | ||
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| - Upgrade a package and show detailed progress: | ||
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| `sudo upgradepkg --verbose {{path/to/package.tgz}}` |
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Where do these options come from?
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From the Slackware man page: https://slackware.nl/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a/pkgtools/manpages/upgradepkg.8
The options are documented there:
- --dry-run: "Output a report about which packages would be installed or upgraded but don't actually perform the upgrades."
- --verbose: "Show all the gory details of the upgrade."
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Nono, the pkgdiff page can stay. We just need to find the best available documentation. If it is the groff link, then so be it. |
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| > Upgrade Slackware packages by replacing existing packages with new versions. | ||
| > See also: `installpkg`, `removepkg`, `makepkg`, `pkgtool`. | ||
| > More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-UPGRADEPKG>. |
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| > More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-UPGRADEPKG>. | |
| > More information: <https://slackware.nl/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a/pkgtools/manpages/upgradepkg.8>. |
As much as it pains me, lets use the groff page for this too. I'll email the guy who runs manned.org if he's willing to take in slackware man pages. For now, this will have to do.
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