Re: Informal Distribution Survey

[mike <troll@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce Smith wrote:
> 
> > > I haven't looked at Slackware since 3.0.  Are they using RPM now,
> > > or are they still ".tgz" (tar) based?
> >
> > Slackware still uses the .tgz extention, but you can install RPM (there is
> > a mini HOW-TO) or you can use pkgtool which will install any new packages
> > from a Slackware distribution.
> 
> Okay, that's fine for new packages in slackware, but what about
> existing packages?  How do you remove an existing package that
> was installed during the initial Slackware install?  Does Slackware
> have a tool to do this?

Yes, there is a way using pkgtool. It looks at the /var/log/install db
and rms those files, looking for crossdependencies along the way. As
near as I can tell, if all of your software is made into .tgzs using
installpkg, the pkgtool can install or uninstall it. In fact, if all
packages are processed using pkgtool and installpkg, they will be
recorded in the var/log/install db and can be safely uninstalled .
> 
> We did a Slackware 3.5 install last night at the meeting, and it went
> very well.  For example, one of the packages we installed was Emacs.
> How would the owner of the machine uninstall Emacs if he decides he
> doesn't want it today?
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
> System Administrator / Network Administrator
> Armstrong International, Inc.
> Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
> http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
> --------------------------------------------

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-Mike List