pkgtool - software package maintenance tool.

SYNOPSIS

       pkgtool

       pkgtool   [   -sets   #a#b#c#  ]  [  -source_mounted  ]  [
       -ignore_tagfiles ] [ -source_dir directory ] [ -target_dir
       directory ] [ -source_device directory ]

DESCRIPTION

       pkgtool  is the standard package maintenance tool provided
       with the Slackware Linux distribution. It is called by the
       setup  utility to perform system installation. It can also
       be called without any arguments, and will then  allow  the
       user  to  install,  remove,  (or  view, in the case of the
       color version) software packages  through  an  interactive
       menu system. There are two versions of the pkgtool utility
       - /sbin/pkgtool.tty  and  /usr/lib/setup/cpkgtool.   These
       function  in  a  similar  fashion,  but the first one uses
       standard tty text  output,  while  the  second  uses  full
       screen  (and  possibly  color)  ncurses output.  The color
       version depends on the presence of  the  /usr/lib/terminfo
       terminal library.

OPTIONS

       Most  users  will not want to use any options when running
       pkgtool.  These are generally used only  when  pkgtool  is
       run by setup.  Feel free to try them, but be careful.

       -sets #A#B#C#
              Install  the  disk  sets A, B, C. Seperate the disk
              set names by '#' symbols.

       -source_mounted
              When this flag is present, pkgtool will not attempt
              to  unmount and remount the source device with each
              disk.

       -ignore_tagfiles
              When this flag is  present,  pkgtool  will  install
              every  *.tgz package encountered no matter what the
              tagfiles say.

       -source_dir directory
              Used when installing multiple  packages  from  disk
              sets.  This is the directory in which the subdirec-
              tories for each disk are  found.  This  isn't  used
              when installing from floppy.

       -target_dir directory
              The  directory  where  the target root directory is
              located. This is '/' when installing  on  the  hard

       -source_device device
              The source device to install from. This is not used
              if  you've  provided the -source_mounted flag. It's
              usually used when installing from floppy, as in:
               -source_device /dev/fd0H1440 or
               -source_device /dev/fd1h1200.

AUTHOR

       Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu>

SEE ALSO

       makepkg(8),  explodepkg(8),  installpkg(8),  removepkg(8),
       setup(8)