This thread is to help people who use Slackware Linux, and need a hand with Packages.

I'm going to give links and help out a bit, so if you use Slackware and wondered whre you could get package managers that you can use for it, this is for you!




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http://emerde.freaknet.org/

If you're used to Gentoo Linux or BSD, this is probably what you're looking for. It's Emerge for Slackware. It also can support other distros, instructions are on the web site.
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http://swaret.sourceforge.net/

Swaret is pretty well known and it's something I use on my boxes here. It works good and allows you to update, install, and generally have a package manager on Slackware Linux.
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http://software.jaos.org/#slapt-get

If you're used to Debian Linux, this is probably what you're looking for. It's similar to Apt-Get, and works good on Slackware.
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http://slackpkg.sourceforge.net/

Slackpkg is another package manager for Slackware that is easy to install and use.

From their page -

Slackpkg is a tool for installing or upgrading packages through network. You can make a minimal installation of Slackware Linux and after that install additional stuff from a Slackware mirror.

You don't need to setup NFS, or make dozens of CDs for all your computers. Just type "slackpkg" and all packages in the Official Slackware Linux will be in your hands.
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/stratdate/

From the Page -

Stratdate is a third party update tool for Slackware that is based off of phrag's slackmon script. It is written to both maintain a Slackware -current mirror and to safely upgrade to it. This software will work with all internet connections that can perf
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Source for extra Slackware Packages -

http://linuxpackages.net/




Official Slackware Linux Home Page -

http://www.slackware.com/




Official ZIPSlack Page -

http://www.slackware.com/zipslack/




Online Slackware Book -

http://www.slackbook.org/




Mirrors -

http://www.abnormalpenguin.com/slackware-mirrors.php



GNOME -


Freerock Gnome -

http://gsb.freerock.org/



GWARE -

http://www.gware.org/


dropline GNOME -

http://www.droplinegnome.net/




AudioSlack -

http://audioslack.com/



Slackware Linux Basics -

http://www.slackbasics.org/



Slack Addict v2.0 -

http://www.slackaddict.com/news.php




The Slack World -

http://slackworld.berlios.de/




Slackware Handbook -

http://www.slackersbible.org/




The Slack Wiki -

http://slackwiki.org/Main_Page