From 5a12e7c134274dba706667107d10d231517d3e05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:38 -0500 Subject: Slackware 13.0 Wed Aug 26 10:00:38 CDT 2009 Slackware 13.0 x86_64 is released as stable! Thanks to everyone who helped make this release possible -- see the RELEASE_NOTES for the credits. The ISOs are off to the replicator. This time it will be a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. We're taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com. Please consider picking up a copy to help support the project. Once again, thanks to the entire Slackware community for all the help testing and fixing things and offering suggestions during this development cycle. As always, have fun and enjoy! -P. --- ...ackage-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html | 136 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 136 insertions(+) create mode 100644 slackbook/html/package-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html (limited to 'slackbook/html/package-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html') diff --git a/slackbook/html/package-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html b/slackbook/html/package-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9c82bdf08 --- /dev/null +++ b/slackbook/html/package-management-making-tags-and-tagfiles.html @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@ + + + + +Making Tags and Tagfiles (for setup) + + + + + + + + + +
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The Slackware setup program handles installation of the software packages on your +system. There are files that tell the setup program which packages must be installed, +which ones are optional, and which ones are selected by default by the setup program.

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A tagfile is in the first software series directory and is called tagfile. It lists +the packages in that particular disk set and their status. The status can be:

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ADDThe package is required for proper system operation
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One package per line. The original tagfiles for each software series are stored as +tagfile.org. So if you mess up yours, you can restore the original one.

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Many administrators prefer writing their own tagfiles and starting the installer and +selecting “full”. The setup program will read the tagfiles and perform the +installation according to their contents. If you use REC or OPT, a dialog box will be +presented to the user asking whether or not they want a particular package. Therefore, it +is recommended that you stick with ADD and SKP when writing tagfiles for automated +installs.

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Just make sure your tagfiles are written to the same location as the originals. Or you +can specify a custom tagfile path if you have custom tagfiles.

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