Tazpkg Manual

@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@

COMMANDS

list

List packages installed on the system. This command displays a column list of all installed packages, It also allows you to list the @@ -70,12 +65,13 @@ on a term or package name:

- # tazpkg list
- # tazpkg list cat|categories
- # tazpkg list blocked
+# tazpkg list
+# tazpkg list cat|categories
+# tazpkg list blocked

+ -

xhtml-list

The 'xhtml-list' command can create a XHTML list of all the packages installed on the system which can be read @@ -85,11 +81,12 @@ generated list via the command line:

- # tazpkg xhtml-list
- # tazpkg xhtml-list list-name.html
+# tazpkg xhtml-list
+# tazpkg xhtml-list list-name.html

+ -

list-mirror

List packages available on the mirror. This command will display the 'packages.list' file recharged from the mirror. @@ -99,11 +96,12 @@ the differences between the last and current list of packages:

- # tazpkg list-mirror
- # tazpkg list-mirror --diff
+# tazpkg list-mirror
+# tazpkg list-mirror --diff

+ -

info

Display any information available in the receipt for the package in question - its version, category, maintainer, @@ -111,29 +109,31 @@ information on receipts):

- # tazpkg info busybox
+# tazpkg info busybox

desc

Description of the package (if it exists). This command displays the 'description.txt' file of each package (a simple text file, justified to 80 characters to fit in a standard terminal):

- # tazpkg desc busybox
+# tazpkg desc busybox

+ -

list-config

Lists the system configuration files. The --box option displays in table format:

 # tazpkg list-config
- # tazpkg list-config --box
+# tazpkg list-config
+# tazpkg list-config --box
 
+
 
-list-files
+list-files
 
 List all files installed with a package. This command will
 simply read and display the 'files.list' of each package which is
@@ -142,10 +142,11 @@
 To list the files installed with the package bc:
 
 - # tazpkg list-files bc
+# tazpkg list-files bc
 
+
 
-search
+search
 
 Search for packages by owner or package name. This command
 will search for the term wanted in the installed packages and the
@@ -154,10 +155,11 @@
 run 'tazpkg recharge' before conducting a search:
 
 - # tazpkg search gcc
+# tazpkg search gcc
 
+
 
-search-file
+search-file
 
 The 'search-file' command allows you to search for a file
 among the files installed by the packages. This command is very
@@ -167,8 +169,9 @@
 
  $ tazpkg search-file libnss
 
+
 
-install
+install
 
 This command allows the installation of a local package with
 the .tazpkg extension. See 'get-install' to install a 
@@ -178,23 +181,24 @@
 packages via the -root= option:
 
 - # tazpkg install package-1.0.tazpkg
- Or :
- # tazpkg install path/to/package-1.0.tazpkg --forced
- Or :
- # tazpkg install path/to/package-1.0.tazpkg --root=/mnt/rootfs
+# tazpkg install package-1.0.tazpkg
+# tazpkg install path/to/package-1.0.tazpkg --forced
+# tazpkg install path/to/package-1.0.tazpkg --root=/mnt/rootfs
 
-install-list or get-install-list
+
+
+install-list or get-install-list
 
 Install a set of packages listed in a file. This command
 allows you to (download and) install several packages with a single command
 and can also be forced:
 
- # tazpkg install-list my-packages.list
- # tazpkg get-install-list my-packages.list --forced
+# tazpkg install-list my-packages.list
+# tazpkg get-install-list my-packages.list --forced
 
+
 
-link
+link
 
 This command allows the installation of a package from another media 
 device. The set up is done through symbolic links and consumes very little 
@@ -202,10 +206,11 @@
 from an USB key:
 
 - # tazpkg link openoffice /media/usbdisk
+# tazpkg link openoffice /media/usbdisk
 
+
 
-remove
+remove
 
 Remove a package. You will be asked for confirmation (y/N).
 This command will delete all files installed with the package.
@@ -214,21 +219,23 @@
 with the package bc:
 
 - # tazpkg remove bc
+# tazpkg remove bc
 
+
 
-extract
+extract
 
 Extract a package into a directory. If you do not specify
 the destination directory, the package will be extracted
 in the current directory using the name package-version:
 
 - # tazpkg extract package.tazpkg
- # tazpkg extract package.tazpkg target/dir
+# tazpkg extract package.tazpkg
+# tazpkg extract package.tazpkg target/dir
 
+
 
-pack
+pack
 
 The 'pack' command will create a package from a directory
 prepared in advance or from an unpacked package. It can 
@@ -236,30 +243,34 @@
 for the automatic creation of packages). To pack a package:
 
 - # tazpkg pack package-version
+# tazpkg pack package-version
 
+
 
-repack
+repack
 
 The 'repack' command allows you to recreate a package from
 the files on a system where it was previously installed.
 To repack a package:
 
 - # tazpkg repack package
+# tazpkg repack package
 
+
 
-repack-config
+repack-config
 
 The 'repack-config' command recreates a package
 of the system configuration files (see list-config). It is enough 
 to install the package to find the current configuration. To repack 
 the configuration files:
 
- # tazpkg repack-config
++# tazpkg repack-config
 
+
 
-recharge
+recharge
 
 Recharge the list of available packages on the mirror. 
 This command will download the most recent 'packages.list' 
@@ -271,10 +282,11 @@
 latest list of packages:
 
 - # tazpkg recharge
+# tazpkg recharge
 
+
 
-upgrade
+up (upgrade)
 
 Upgrade allows you to update all installed packages available
 on the current mirror. Upgrading packages is an important
@@ -284,23 +296,28 @@
 offers the latest versions of software. Note that this 
 function is aimed at people with SliTaz installed on a 
 hard drive. Updated packages in LiveCD mode will be lost on
-system shutdown. To upgrade:
+system shutdown. To upgrade or display the full up options:
 
 - # tazpkg upgrade
+# tazpkg up
+# tazpkg --help-up
+# tazpkg up --recharge --install
+# tazpkg up -r -i
 
+
 
-check
+check
 
 The 'check' command can check dependencies on installed
 packages and determine whether all the files needed for the 
 repacking of packages are present:
 
 - # tazpkg check package
+# tazpkg check package
 
+
 
-block or unblock
+block or unblock
 
 The 'block' and 'unblock' commands permit you to block
 installed package versions so that they are not maintained
@@ -310,22 +327,23 @@
 Grub:
 
 - # tazpkg block grub
- Or :
- # tazpkg unblock grub
+# tazpkg block grub
+# tazpkg unblock grub
 
+
 
-get
+get
 
 Get a package from the mirror (if it exists). The downloaded
 package is stored in the current directory. To find the path
 you can use 'pwd'. To get the Grub package:
 
 - # tazpkg get grub
+# tazpkg get grub
 
+
 
-get-install
+get-install
 
 Get and install a package from a mirror on the internet.
 The 'get-install' command begins by checking whether the
@@ -334,10 +352,11 @@
 use the 'list-mirror' command. To install the package Grub:
 
 - # tazpkg get-install grub
+# tazpkg get-install grub
 
+
 
-clean-cache
+clean-cache
 
 Remove *.tazpkg packages downloaded to the cache. During 
 installation, Tazpkg keeps a copy of packages downloaded
@@ -346,10 +365,11 @@
 drive or re-download the packages:
 
 - # tazpkg clean-cache
+# tazpkg clean-cache
 
+
 
-setup-mirror
+setup-mirror
 
 Setup the URL for the mirror. The 'setup-mirror' command
 will ask for the URL of the new mirror. You can specify
@@ -359,27 +379,30 @@
 packages:
 
 - # tazpkg setup-mirror
+# tazpkg setup-mirror
 
+
 
-reconfigure
+reconfigure
 
 Replays the post-install script from the package.
 Example using gcc:
 
- # tazpkg reconfigure gcc
++# tazpkg reconfigure gcc
 
 
-depends or rdepends
+depends or rdepends
 
 Displays a dependency tree or reverse dependency tree for a package.
 Examples using mpd:
 
- # tazpkg depends mpd
- # tazpkg rdepends mpd
++# tazpkg depends mpd
+# tazpkg rdepends mpd
 
 
-add-undigest or setup-undigest
+add-undigest or setup-undigest
 
 Set the URL of an additional unofficial mirror to test packages that
 are not yet present on the official mirrors. Note, you can also
@@ -387,48 +410,55 @@
 must point to the directory containing the packages and 'packages.list':
 
 - # tazpkg add-undigest public-repository http://my.home.org/slitaz
- # tazpkg setup-undigest local-repository /home/slitaz/packages
+# tazpkg add-undigest public-repository http://my.home.org/slitaz
+# tazpkg setup-undigest local-repository /home/slitaz/packages
 
+
 
-remove-undigest
+remove-undigest
 
 Removes the URL of an undigest mirror:
 
 - # tazpkg remove-undigest my-repository
+# tazpkg remove-undigest my-repository
 
+
 
-list-undigest
+list-undigest
 
 Lists additional undigest mirrors:
 
 - # tazpkg list-undigest
+# tazpkg list-undigest
 
+
 
-convert
+convert
 
 Converts a Debian package (.deb), Redhat (.rpm), Slackware (.tgz) or 
 Archlinux (.pkg.tar.gz) package into a SliTaz package (.tazpkg):
 
 - # tazpkg convert alien-package
+# tazpkg convert alien-package
 
+
 
-set-release
+set-release
 
 The 'set-release' command changes the current version and 
 upgrades all of the packages to the latest release:
 
- # tazpkg set-release cooking
++# tazpkg set-release cooking
 
+
 
-bugs
+bugs
 
 Generates a list of known bugs in the packages:
 
- # tazpkg bugs
++# tazpkg bugs
 
 
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