pkgtool(8)
NAME
pkgtool - software package maintenance tool.
SYNOPSIS
pkgtool pkgtool [ -sets #a#b#c# ] [ -source_mounted ] [ -ignore_tagfiles ] [ -tagfile tagfile ] [ -source_dir directory ] [ -target_dir directory ] [ -source_device directory ]
DESCRIPTION
pkgtool is the standard package maintenance tool provided
with the Slackware Linux distribution. It allows the user
to install, remove, or view software packages through an
interactive menu system. Pkgtool can also be used to rerun the menu-driven scripts normally executed at the end
of a Slackware installation. This is useful for doing
basic reconfiguration (like changing the mouse type).
OPTIONS
Most users will not want to use any options when running
pkgtool. These are generally used only when pkgtool is
run during the initial system installation. Feel free to
try them, but be careful.
- -sets #A#B#C#
- Install the disk sets A, B, C. Seperate the disk
set names by '#' symbols. - -source_mounted
- When this flag is present, pkgtool will not attempt
to unmount and remount the source device with each
disk. - -ignore_tagfiles
- When this flag is present, pkgtool will install
every *.tgz package encountered no matter what the
tagfiles say. - -tagfile tagfile
- This flag is used to specify from the command line
which tagfile should be used for the installation. - -source_dir directory
- Used when installing multiple packages from disk
sets. This is the directory in which the subdirec
tories for each disk are found. This isn't used
when installing from floppy. - -target_dir directory
- The directory where the target root directory is
located. This is '/' when installing on the hard
drive, or typically '/mnt' when installing from an
install disk. - -source_device device
- The source device to install from. This is not used
if you've provided the -source_mounted flag. It's usually used when installing from floppy, as in:-source_device /dev/fd0u1440 or
-source_device /dev/fd1h1200.
AUTHOR
Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com>