Step-by-step – Alien Bob Slackware Repository Setup

Adding Alien Bob Repo

2. 2. Installing Slackpkg+

   How to Install Slackpkg+ on Slackware GNU/Linux

   Installing Slackpkg+ Slackware

3. 3. Adding Alien Bob Repo

   Finally, to Add Alien Bob Repository
   First, Login SuperUser:

   sudo su

   On Slackpkg+ edit the Configuration File with nano:

   nano /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf

   Ctrl+w to Search for “MIRRORPLUS” on nano Editor.
   And remove the “#” in front of the Lines just beginning with “MIRRORPLUS” like:

   MIRRORPLUS['​alienbob']=http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/people/alien/sbrepos/14.2/x86_64/

   Again amend the Enabled Repos like:

   REPOPLUS=( slackpkgplus restricted alienbob )

   Removing the no more active “slacky” from the existing List!
   
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   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit.
   And Update the Slackpkg+ GPG Key:

   slackpkg update gpg

   And Repo Sources:

   slackpkg update

   

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4. 4. Installing Packages

   Now to Install Packages for Slackware
   Use the ordinary slackpkg Syntax.
   And so to Search for Stuff use:

   slackpkg search [SoftwareKEY]

   Replacing the “[SoftwareKEY]” with the choosen Keywork in the above.
   So for instance for the VLC Player:

   slackpkg search vlc

   And so then to Install the Package:

   slackpkg install vlc