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explodepkg — Extract the contents of a Slackware package to the current directory. See also: `installpkg`, `remov

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Problem

How to use the explodepkg command: Extract the contents of a Slackware package to the current directory. See also: installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, makepkg, pkgtool. More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-EXPLODEPKG>.

Solution

explodepkg — Extract the contents of a Slackware package to the current directory. See also: installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, makepkg, pkgtool. More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-EXPLODEPKG>.

Extract a package to the current directory:

explodepkg {{path/to/package.tgz}}

Extract multiple packages to the current directory:

explodepkg {{path/to/package1.tgz}} {{path/to/package2.tgz}}

Code Snippets

Extract a package to the current directory

explodepkg {{path/to/package.tgz}}

Extract multiple packages to the current directory

explodepkg {{path/to/package1.tgz}} {{path/to/package2.tgz}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/explodepkg

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