Swaret vs the others Hi guys:
As some of you already know, i'm planning on installing Slack 9.1 this
weekend. Right now i'm reading Slackware docs and articles in the Net,
preparing for the great shindig.
I'm reading furiously, got no printer, (i live in the boondocks in
central america), so i write everything down.
Here is an excerpt of my notes:
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1. INSTALLPKG: doesn't deal with dependencies.(dump the mofo)
If I want to install a package:
'installpkg swaret-1.3.1-noarch-8.tgz'
but i have to write correctly the name of the package!
Where do i find the list of packages in the repositories of Slack that
spell correctly the names in order to use "installpkg"? Turururú...the X
Files.
2. SWARET: deals with dependencies. (white man's tool, civilized)
'swaret --install grub'
'swaret --upgrade gnome'
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Please correct my assumptions if needed be.
QUESTION: Should i just deal with swaret for the moment? As a newbie,
can i get away with this?
gratefully,
mario |