installpkg(8)
NAME
installpkg - install Slackware packages.
SYNOPSIS
installpkg [ -m ] packagename installpkg [ -warn ] [ -root /otherroot ] [ -infobox ] [ -menu ] [ -ask ] [ -priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP ] [ -tagfile /somedir/tagfile ] packagename [ packagename2 ... ]
DESCRIPTION
installpkg installs single or multiple *.tgz binary pack
ages designed for use with the Slackware Linux distribu
tion onto your system.
OPTIONS
- -warn packagename
- Generate a report to the standard output about
which files and directories would be removed or
overwritten if you install the package, but do not
actually install it. - -root /otherroot
- Install using a location other than / (the default)
as the root of the filesystem to install on. In
the example given, use /otherroot instead. Setting
the ROOT environment variable does the same thing. - -infobox
- Use /bin/dialog to display an informational dialog
as the package is installed. Primarily used when
installpkg is called from other scripts. - -menu Use /bin/dialog to display a menu asking the user
- if they would like to install the package(s) or
not. Generally used when installpkg is called from
other scripts. - -ask Used with -menu mode. When selected, always ask if
- a package should be installed regardless of what
the package's priority is. - -priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP
- When installing with the -menu option, package pri
ority levels (found in the file "tagfile" in the
package directory) are used to automatically
install (ADD) or skip (SKP) a package, or to sug
gest recommended (REC) or optional (OPT) to the
user if a menu is displayed. If a priority is set
on the command line, it will override the values
set in the tagfile for the entire package list. - -tagfile /somedir/tagfile
- Specify a different file to use for package priori
ties (in this example, /somedir/tagfile will be
used). The default is "tagfile" in the package's
directory.
AUTHOR
Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com>