INSTALLPKG(8)                                                    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 ]  package-
       name [ 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 pack-
              age 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 pack-
              age list.

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

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

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



Slackware Version 8.1.0           22 Nov 2001                    INSTALLPKG(8)