INSTALLPKG(8)

NAME
installpkg - install Slackware packages.

SYNOPSIS
installpkg [ -m ] packagename

installpkg [ -warn ] [ -root /otherroot ] [ -infobox ] [ -menu ] [ -ask ] [ -priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP ] [ -tagfile /somedir/tagfile ] packagename [ packagename2 ... ]

DESCRIPTION
installpkg installs single or multiple *.tgz binary packages designed for use with the Slackware Linux distribution onto your system.

OPTIONS

-warn packagename
    Generate a report to the standard output about which files and directories would be removed or overwritten if you install the package, but do not actually install it.

-root /otherroot
    Install using a location other than / (the default) as the root of the filesystem to install on. In the example given, use /otherroot instead. Setting the ROOT environment variable does the same thing.

-infobox
    Use /bin/dialog to display an informational dialog as the package is installed. Primarily used when installpkg is called from other scripts.

-menu
    Use /bin/dialog to display a menu asking the user if they would like to install the package(s) or not. Generally used when installpkg is called from other scripts.

-ask
    Used with -menu mode. When selected, always ask if a package should be installed regardless of what the package's priority is.

-priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP
    When installing with the -menu option, package priority levels (found in the file "tagfile" in the package directory) are used to automatically install (ADD) or skip (SKP) a package, or to suggest recommended (REC) or optional (OPT) to the user if a menu is displayed. If a priority is set on the command line, it will override the values set in the tagfile for the entire package list.

-tagfile /somedir/tagfile
    Specify a different file to use for package priorities (in this example, /somedir/tagfile will be used). The default is "tagfile" in the package's directory.

AUTHOR
Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com>

SEE ALSO
makepkg(8), removepkg(8), explodepkg(8), pkgtool(8), upgradepkg(8)