With slackpkg installed, edit the /etc/
slackpkg/mirrors file and uncomment a single repository that you will use to get
software packages.
You are now ready to start using slackpkg. First, type slackpkg update to get available
updates for your Slackware system. Then you can install the packages you want by typing
slackpkg install packagename, where packagename is the name of the package you want
to install.
One place to find Slackware packages is LinuxPackages.net. Likewise, you can
install software packages from any open source project (such as sourceforge.net)
that are either identified as being created for Slackware or simply tar.gz packages that you can build
from scratch.
If you are used to other Linux systems, you should familiarize yourself with a few things you might
find different in Slackware. For example, system startup scripts are contained in /etc/rc.d,
rather than a whole series of links to various /etc/rc?.d directories.
Summary
Slackware is the oldest active Linux distribution. It is run by Patrick Volkerding, as it has been for
more than a decade, and keeps as its goals stability and security. Slackware has a loyal following,
but the project is not geared for wide deployment in enterprise computing situations. Slackware is
a great distribution to learn Linux on because it keeps its configuration simple and near to the
command line and configuration files.
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