Step-by-step – Slackware Install Tgz Package Guide

Installing

2. 2. Installing tgz Package

   Now to Install tgz Package on Slackware
   Use:

   sudo su

   upgradepkg --install-new [MYCOOLPACK].tgz

   When –install-new is specified, the behavior is modified to install new packages in addition to upgrading existing ones.
   So for instance:

   sudo su

   upgradepkg --install-new cowsay*.tgz

3. 3. Removing tgz Package

   Finally, to Uninstall tgz Packages from Slackware
   You have simply to use the default Package Manager so:

   slackpkg remove [MYCOOLPACK]

   And so for instance:

   slackpkg remove cowsay