installpkg ftw

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Re: slack ups
By: Flazmot to All on Wed Jan 16 2008 17:01:00

installpkg ftw

installpkg wtf?

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Re: slack ups
By: Angus McLeod to Flazmot on Thu Jan 17 2008 12:19 am

Re: slack ups
By: Flazmot to All on Wed Jan 16 2008 17:01:00

installpkg ftw

installpkg wtf?

Slackware's package management is the tightest and lightest going. It handles .tgz files it unzips to root.

bt ~ # mkdir bin
bt ~ # touch bin/newprog
bt ~ # tar cvzf newprog.tgz ./bin
./bin/
./bin/newprog
bt ~ # installpkg newprog.tgz
Installing package newprog...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

bt ~ # whereis newprog
newprog: /bin/newprog
bt ~ # removepkg newprog

Removing package /var/log/packages/newprog...
Removing files:
--> Deleting /bin/newprog
bt ~ # whereis newprog
newprog:

Magic?!

However, you must include ./ in front of the directories being archived
(./bin not just bin) or the slackware package manager truncates the first two bytes of each pathname after installing its contents, preventing automated removal. This bug exists in Backtrack 2 from Slax from Slackware 11.0 and may exist elsewhere. I've included this addendum so fellow slackwhores might benefit from the lesson I learned assembling my example.

Weird! I learned something! :O

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Re: slack ups
By: Flazmot to Angus McLeod on Thu Jan 17 2008 06:09:00

Re: slack ups
By: Angus McLeod to Flazmot on Thu Jan 17 2008 12:19 am

Re: slack ups
By: Flazmot to All on Wed Jan 16 2008 17:01:00

installpkg ftw

installpkg wtf?

Slackware's package management is the tightest and lightest going.

I've been using Slackware exclusively for over 12 years now. I just don't know what the "ftw" package is.

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Re: slack ups
By: Angus McLeod to Flazmot on Thu Jan 17 2008 12:19 am

installpkg ftw

installpkg wtf?

I think he meant FoTW...

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Re: slack ups
By: Deuce to Angus McLeod on Thu Jan 17 2008 10:24:00

installpkg ftw

installpkg wtf?

I think he meant FoTW...

Flags of the World? Flame of the Week?

Originally, I thought he was recommending the installation of a package
named "ftw" but if it is an acronym, perhaps it means "For The Win" as in "Nicholas & Donald FTW!"

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Re: slack ups
By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Fri Jan 18 2008 02:33 pm

installpkg wtf?

I think he meant FoTW...

Flags of the World? Flame of the Week?

Flame of The Week... having it autogenerated saves time and effort!

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Re: slack ups
By: Angus McLeod to Flazmot on Fri Jan 18 2008 11:41 am

I guess it's been years on Slackware for me.

ftw == for the win

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Re: slack ups
By: Flazmot to Angus McLeod on Fri Jan 18 2008 06:49 pm

I guess it's been years on Slackware for me.

s/en ye/en ten ye/

,_,

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Re: slack ups
By: Deuce to Angus McLeod on Fri Jan 18 2008 12:10:00

installpkg wtf?

I think he meant FoTW...

Flags of the World? Flame of the Week?

Flame of The Week... having it autogenerated saves time and effort!

Is there a --daily option?

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Re: slack ups
By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Fri Jan 18 2008 11:35 pm

Flame of The Week... having it autogenerated saves time and effort!

Is there a --daily option?

Of course... just like the no option to the yes utility!

Also, if the binary is started as FoTD, --daily is implied.

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