About:

Getpkg is used to download and install packages for Slackware Linux®

It is menu driven allowing the user to choose program options by entering menu choices. Its menus are generated using the dialog utility. It creates the folder ~/.getpkg and stores configuration options and downloaded packages within that folder.

It requires Slackware® and Python®

This software is released under the GPL licence, and comes with no warranty whatsoever.

Features:

• Saves configuration options automatically, no config files to edit
• Traceroute mirrors and sorts mirrors by time
• All operations except package installation done as non-root user
• Menu driven using a dialog user interface
• Exclude packages from download & install
• View changelogs & package descriptions
• Support for unofficial packages from linuxpackages.net mirrors
• Copies downloaded files to other machines on network
• Enter list of mirrors from text file
• Check for newer version and upgrade
• Logs program actions

To Do:

• ??? User suggestions are welcome

Screenshots:

Main Menu	Search Menu	Disk Set Menu
Exclude Menu	Excluded Packages	Download Gauge

Project:

The Sourceforge project page is located at http://sourceforge.net/projects/getpkg/

The Freshmeat project page is located at http://freshmeat.net/projects/getpkg/

Download:

Files can be downloaded at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=130711

Contribute:

Send bug reports, feature requests, and any other comments to .

Support:

For questions or assistance email

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