Batch queue packages for building or building and installing. This video is the first video in a series of videos that deal with. It also comes with a script in usrshare somewhere, iirc called sqg that will automatically generate queue files for a given package, including dependencies. Note that everytime a public update is announced or new repository is available, its recommended to run sqg a to generate an updated queue files as deps may be added or removed. These man pages are kept uptodate with functional changes in the script itself, so they are a good source of information on how to use sbopkg. Simplify it service management with the seamless integration of help desk and remote support. A queue file contains the list of packages which have to be built before the actual program you are interested in aka the dependencies. This time no need to wget, since we already have slaptget. If some package version changed, you have access to the old data using sbopkg git repo.
Search for, or navigate to, the tarball of the slackbuild files and download it. Recommend this hpr show on opensourcing of colossal cave adventure by claudiom. It also allows you to add the package to a queue, which is useful if your building a set of packages like a package with its dependencies. For slackbuilds, i havent found a better solution than the sbopkg tool, which keeps track of installed slackbuild packages, saved queue files, etc.
Beni recommends sbotools as an alternative that deals with this and feels like portsnap on freebsd. The queues are located in varlibsbopkgqueues about shipped archives base and basemore, you dont need to download them as theyre already in the rootfs, see this. Slackermedia makes extensive use of queue files to coordinate which packages should be installed as a basis for a good multimedia system. It can download the source for the install and the slackbuild instructions, create the package, and even install it for you if you wish. Solved specifying install options in sbopkg queue files. That leaves only a handful of other software that i like to download and compile with make incantations or my own slackbuilds.
Downloads the latest version of sbopkg is version 0. Sbopkg provides seamless package repository integration. It uses the dependency information inside these info files to generate queue files. Contribute to sbopkgsbopkg development by creating an account on github. Org database sbopkg r, simply search for the packages that you need. If youre using stable just leave the default settings and jump at the. You should edit the beginning of the script sqg before use. After manual compilation, we can continue to automatic compilation. Sbopkg is a commandline and dialogbased tool to mirror the repository and to operate on the local copy or to operate on a users own repository of slackbuild scripts. When upgrading, please be sure to read the updated sbopkg. Click on the tab below to simply browse between the.
Best practices for installing slackbuilds making sense. A prebuilt slackware package of the latest version of sbopkg can be downloaded here. That is, the package buildscript maintainer provides a list of any packages which must be built. Recently, i heard about a nice little continue reading. Mar 04, 2015 sbopkg is not only for updates, sbopkg can also be used to install packages as well. The building order is fixed in queue files, kind of build playlist. Software projectsosslackwarebuildsystem pandora wiki. Congrats to the entire slackware team for another great release. Supports all major package types over 27 and growing such as maven, npm, python, nuget, gradle, go, and helm including kubernetes and docker as well as integration with leading ci servers and devops tools that you already. Alternatively you can use the less interactive commandline interface. I use slackpkg for managingupdating any packages officially provided by slackware, and sbopkg for most other packages. The directory contains the nf file which is the main coniguration file, the rename. Oct 01, 2008 slackware users expect to manually edit configuration files, compile software from source, and generally take a handson approach to administering their systems.
Ansibles raw module, and the script module, do not depend on a client side install of python to run. See and the man file for more detailed information. Assuming that the sbopkg package file name you downloaded to the. I often want to download multiple files but i dont like the way ie tries to bring everything down at the same time.
Conversely, using a binary package that somebody else compiled means not knowing if they used the same libraries or versions of libraries that you have installed, and not having a. In order to use slackbuild form source, we can utilize slaptsrc. Best practices for installing slackbuilds making sense of. All configuration files for sbopkg are kept in the etcsbopkg directory. Now, generating a single queue file, for example for qtiplot is as simple as. Sbopkg comes with three man pages that are the primary source of documentation. Note that sbopkg allows you to customize the slackbuild, so its usually trivial to use a more recent source tarball or make other minor changes.
Smpkg file, it can be due to the following reasons. Note that stacked devices typically do not export 6 any settings, since their queue merely functions are a remapping target. Recently, i heard about a nice little script called sqg that can generate queues files. This will enable users to create a custom queue generated for multiple scripts available in the repository. Worst case is pandoc with its haskell deps but sbopkg queue files are a great help there. This should run sbopkg with the new queue file location. I downloaded it from here, made it executable and placed it in usrlocalbin. Normally, i would just download the queue files collection and place it in varlibsbopkgqueues. Sbopkg allows the user to browse the local copy, read associated changelogs, view pertinent readme files, read and.
Notes it may look a bit messy for now and indeed, some part have to be cleaned, but its versatile, as i intended from the start. I have been using the great and handy sbopkg tool for quite some time and it works very well. Sbopkg now has a b flag which will allow the user to process the queue from the command line in bulk without confirmation first. The industry standard universal binary repository manager.
Such files can be executed only by certain programs. Specifying install options in sbopkg queue files searching for about an hour ok. Jun 23, 2017 this will enable users to create a custom queue generated for multiple scripts available in the repository. Software projectsosslackware pandora wiki official pyra. It also has a queue, so you can get several packages at a time. In our example to modernize tmux, just download the most recent.
Jan 16, 2016 it also allows you to add the package to a queue, which is useful if your building a set of packages like a package with its dependencies. Technically, you can use ansible to install a compatible version of python using the raw module, which then allows you to use everything else. For example, if you need to bootstrap python 2 onto a rhelbased system, you can install it as follows. While most linux distributions come with a vast array of programs right out of the box, sometimes there is a program that you wish to add with distributions like, say mint cinnamon, this is easily corrected by just going to the synaptic package manager, selecting what you want, and installing. For best results i recommend watching this video in hd and fullscreen so that the command line text will appear clearer. Notes it may look a bit messy for now and indeed, some part have to be cleaned, but its versatile, as i. To load and process a queue file, launch sbopkg and select queue.
Aug 28, 2017 while most linux distributions come with a vast array of programs right out of the box, sometimes there is a program that you wish to add with distributions like, say mint cinnamon, this is easily corrected by just going to the synaptic package manager, selecting what you want, and installing. How to open and convert files with qpkg file extension. Recommended software programs are sorted by os platform windows, macos, linux, ios, android etc. These man pages are kept up to date with functional changes in the script itself, so they are a good source of information on how to use sbopkg. Some people already started to use queue files to help them creating. Software projectsosslackware pandora wiki official. Building and installing packages with sbopkg slackware. Sbopkg provides seamless package repository integration for. They also use a package queue concept which handles dependencies of stuff you build. Unlike slackpkg, sbopkg actually does have automatic dependency resolution if you use the included sqg sbopkg queue generator, which will generate a build queue for any package with the dependencies all in the right order. Dec 28, 2014 for best results i recommend watching this video in hd and fullscreen so that the command line text will appear clearer.
There is this sbopkg tool to make your life easier reading. If you have made your own queue files, please make a backup of it first, since it will overwrite everything on that directory. You could add one thing to your script which would rename the slackdesc files to pkgdesc for use with kiss. Thanks to slakmagik and mauro giachero for suggestions, comments, and modifications.
Most of the time the files i download are around half a gb and when the throughput is divided among them, the process takes that much long and is more likely to fail. Automatically download the source code, check the md5sum, and build or build and install a slackware package from either the original. For more information about this extension, please read the article below. Id much rather the system to bring down a file or two at a time. Read here what the zpkg file is, and what application you need to open or convert it. Slackware users expect to manually edit configuration files, compile software from source, and generally take a handson approach to administering their systems.
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