Slackware 14.2slackware-14.2

Thu Jun 30 20:26:57 UTC 2016
Slackware 14.2 x86_64 stable is released!

The long development cycle (the Linux community has lately been living in
"interesting times", as they say) is finally behind us, and we're proud to
announce the release of Slackware 14.2.  The new release brings many updates
and modern tools, has switched from udev to eudev (no systemd), and adds
well over a hundred new packages to the system.  Thanks to the team, the
upstream developers, the dedicated Slackware community, and everyone else
who pitched in to help make this release a reality.

The ISOs are off to be replicated, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided
32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.  Please consider supporting the Slackware
project by picking up a copy from store.slackware.com.  We're taking
pre-orders now, and offer a discount if you sign up for a subscription.

Have fun!  :-)

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+.TH SLACKPKG.CONF 5 "May 2010" slackpkg-2.81.1 ""
+.SH NAME
+.B slackpkg.conf
+\- Configuration data for slackpkg
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+
+The slackpkg.conf file contains information for
+.B slackpkg
+(8), an automated tool for managing Slackware Linux packages.
+
+The slackpkg.conf file is a sequence of shell script variables, and each 
+variable controls one aspect of slackpkg.  Comments begin with the # 
+character and end at end of the line, and comments may appear anywhere
+inside the slackpkg.conf file.  If some variable appears more than once 
+in the file, slackpkg will use the value that was defined last.
+
+Many variables can be overridden by options passed to slackpkg on the command
+line. If you need to override the value of 
+.B VARIABLE 
+, pass 
+.B -variable=value 
+on the command line just before the slackpkg action. Multiple variables may
+be overridden.
+
+EXAMPLE:  slackpkg -batch=on -default_answer=y upgrade-all
+
+For configuration options that have only two states, possible values are
+either "on" or "off" unless otherwise indicated.
+
+The different configuration options are:
+
+.TP 5
+.B ARCH
+.br
+Chooses the system architecture. Usually Slackpkg can found the correct
+value using "uname -m". The valid values are:
+
+.ds title MACHINE\t\tVALID ARCH VALUES
+.ds arm ARM\t\t\tarm
+.ds x86 x86 (32bits)\ti386, i486, i586 and i686
+.ds x86_64 x86 (64bits)\tx86_64
+.ds ppc PowerPC\t\tpowerpc
+.ds s390 S/390\t\t390 
+.in +5
+.B \*[title]
+.br
+\*[arm]
+.br
+\*[x86]
+.br
+\*[x86_64]
+.br
+\*[ppc]
+.br
+\*[s390]
+.in
+
+The default value of 
+.B ARCH 
+depends on your architecture.
+
+.TP 5
+.B SLACKKEY
+.br
+Slackpkg checks the package signature file (.asc) against the GPG signature
+of the project. Different ports of Slackware can have different signatures,
+and Slackpkg tries to find the correct one based on the architecture of your
+system. If the automatically-detected 
+.B SLACKKEY
+isn't correct, you can change it using this option.
+
+The default value of 
+.B SLACKKEY
+depends on your Slackware port. 
+
+.TP 5
+.B TEMP
+.br
+Defines the location to which slackpkg will download the packages before
+installing/upgrading them. 
+
+The default value of 
+.B TEMP 
+is /var/cache/packages.
+
+.TP 5
+.B WORKDIR
+.br
+Defines the directory for package lists, file lists, and other information
+used by slackpkg as it works.  Do not change the value of this variable
+unless you know what you are doing.
+
+The default value of 
+.B WORKDIR 
+is /var/lib/slackpkg.
+
+.TP 5
+.B WGETFLAGS
+.br
+Selects special options for wget.  If you need to use multiple options,
+remember to put them between double quotes.  
+
+The default value of 
+.B WGETFLAGS 
+is "\--passive-ftp"
+
+.TP 5
+.B DELALL
+.br
+If set to "on", all downloaded files will be removed after slackpkg performs
+install or upgrade (this does NOT have any impact when slackpkg is run with
+"download").  If set to "off", the files will be kept in the directory
+defined in 
+.B TEMP 
+(as described above). 
+
+The default value of 
+.B DELALL 
+is "on". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -delall=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B CHECKMD5
+.br
+Enables (on) or disables (off) the checking of MD5 checksums of all downloaded 
+packages before installing or upgrading them.  
+
+The default value of 
+.B CHECKMD5
+is "on".
+.br
+From command line, you can use -checkmd5=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B CHECKGPG
+.br
+Enables (on) or disables (off) the check of GPG signature for each package 
+before install or upgrade.
+
+The default value of 
+.B CHECKGPG 
+is "on".
+.br
+From command line, you can use -checkgpg=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B CHECKSIZE
+.br
+Enables (on) or disables (off) the check of available disk space for each
+package before install or upgrade.
+
+The default value of 
+.B CHECKSIZE
+is "off".
+.br
+From command line, you can use -checksize=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B PKGMAIN
+.br
+Defines the main distribution directory. Usually, you don't need to worry 
+about this variable, as Slackpkg tries to find it based on your architecture.
+However, if you need to change it, then include this variable in your 
+slackpkg.conf.  This should always be the directory which contains the 
+Slackware package set series (A, AP, D, E, F, ...).
+
+Default: depends on Slackware port
+
+.TP 5
+.B PRIORITY 
+.br
+This array selects the priority at which directories on the mirror will have
+when slackpkg looks for packages.  If a package is found in more than one 
+place, the package in first directory gets priority, then second, then third, 
+then fourth and finally, the package found in last listed directory. You can 
+use %PKGMAIN to use the contents of PKGMAIN variable.
+
+Default values (in order): patches %PKGMAIN extra pasture testing
+
+.TP 5
+.B POSTINST
+.br
+Enables (on) or disables (off) slackpkg's post-installation features, such 
+as checking for new (*.new) configuration files and new kernel images, and 
+prompts you for what it should do.  
+
+The default value of 
+.B POSTINST 
+is "on". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -postinst=value.
+ 
+.TP 5
+.B ONLY_NEW_DOTNEW 
+.br
+When 
+.B POSTINST
+is set to "on", slackpkg will search for all .new files inside /etc and 
+prompt the user for what to do with them.  However, some users prefer to 
+see only the .new files installed in slackpkg's last execution, so if 
+this applies to you, set
+.B ONLY_NEW_DOTNEW 
+to "on".
+
+The default value of 
+.B ONLY_NEW_DOTNEW 
+is "off". Only change this if you know what are you doing...
+.br
+From command line, you can use -only_new_dotnew=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B ONOFF
+.br
+The 
+.B ONOFF 
+variable sets the initial behavior of the dialog interface. 
+If you set this to "on" then all packages will be selected by default. 
+If you prefer the opposite option (all unchecked), then set this to "off". 
+
+The default value of 
+.B ONOFF 
+is "on". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -onoff=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B DOWNLOAD_ALL
+.br
+If this variable is set to "on", all files will be downloaded before the 
+requested operation (install or upgrade) is performed.   If set to "off", 
+then the files will be downloaded and the operation (install/upgrade) performed
+one by one.
+
+The default value of 
+.B DOWNLOAD_ALL 
+is "off". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -download_all=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B DIALOG
+.br
+Enables (on) or disables (off) the dialog interface. 
+
+The default value of 
+.B DIALOG 
+is "on". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -dialog=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B DIALOG_MAXARGS
+.br
+Set the max number of characters that will be send to "dialog". If this number
+is reached in upgrade, slackpkg removes the information about current installed
+version of each package. If even without this information the number is reached
+again, slackpkg returns an error to the user.
+
+If
+.B DIALOG_MAXARGS
+is unset, 19500 is the default value.
+.br
+From command line, you can use -dialog_maxargs=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B BATCH
+.br
+Enables (on) or disables (off) the non-interactive mode.  When run in batch
+mode, slackpkg will not prompt the user for anything; instead, all questions 
+will get 
+.B DEFAULT_ANSWER 
+(see below).  
+.br
+If you perform an upgrade using this mode, you will need to run 
+"slackpkg new-config" later to find and merge .new files.
+
+The default value of 
+.B BATCH 
+is "off". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -batch=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B DEFAULT_ANSWER
+.br
+This is the default answer to questions when slackpkg prompts the user for
+some information.  This is used only in non-interactive mode (when 
+.B BATCH
+is "yes" or the user turns batch mode on via the command line); otherwise, 
+this variable has no effect.
+.br
+Valid values are "y" or "n".
+
+The default value of 
+.B DEFAULT_ANSWER 
+is "n". 
+.br
+From command line, you can use -default_answer=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B USE_INCLUDES
+.br
+Slackpkg templates can include other templates. This reduces the package
+duplication in many templates, but it can be a problem if you want to remove
+only a specific template. You can disable the #include parsing by setting
+this option to "off". 
+
+The default value of
+.B USE_INCLUDES
+is "on".
+.br
+From command line, you can use -use_includes=value.
+
+.TP 5
+.B SPINNING
+.br
+When Slackpkg is doing an activity that takes some time, it gives visual
+feedback with a spinning bar. If you don't like the spinning bar, it can be 
+disabled by setting this option to "off".
+
+The default value of
+.B SPINNING
+is "on".
+.br
+From command line, you can use -spinning=value.
+
+.SH FILES
+.TP 5
+.B /etc/slackpkg/slacpkg.conf
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR slackpkg (8)
+.BR pkgtool (8)
+.BR installpkg (8)
+.BR upgradepkg (8)
+.BR removepkg (8)