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pkgtool — Interactive menu-driven tool for managing Slackware packages. See also: `installpkg`, `removepkg`, `

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Problem

How to use the pkgtool command: Interactive menu-driven tool for managing Slackware packages. See also: installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, makepkg. More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-PKGTOOL>.

Solution

pkgtool — Interactive menu-driven tool for managing Slackware packages. See also: installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, makepkg. More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-PKGTOOL>.

Launch the interactive package tool:

sudo pkgtool

Remove packages interactively:

sudo pkgtool --remove_menu

View installed packages:

pkgtool --view_menu

Install packages from the current directory:

sudo pkgtool --install_menu

Set up packages interactively (run doinst.sh scripts):

sudo pkgtool --setup_menu

Code Snippets

Launch the interactive package tool

sudo pkgtool

Remove packages interactively

sudo pkgtool --remove_menu

View installed packages

pkgtool --view_menu

Install packages from the current directory

sudo pkgtool --install_menu

Set up packages interactively (run doinst.sh scripts)

sudo pkgtool --setup_menu

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