0 TazPkg cheat sheet for Slitaz Linux

TazPkg is a Linux package manager used by Slitaz. 
Learn how to  install, list, download, update or remove precompiled packages with this cheat sheet for TazPkg.
Packages : distro.ibiblio.org/slitaz/packages/cooking/

list

List packages installed on the server.

# tazpkg list # tazpkg list cat|categories
# tazpkg list blocked

xhtml-list

The xhtml-list command creates a XHTML list of all the packages installed on the server:

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

list-mirror

List packages available on the mirror:

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

info

Display any information available for the package:

# tazpkg info busybox

desc

Description of the package (if it exists):

# tazpkg desc busybox

list-config

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

# tazpkg list-config
# tazpkg list-config --box

list-files

List all files installed with a package:

# tazpkg list-files bc

search

Search for packages by owner or package name:

# tazpkg search gcc

search-file

The search-file command allows you to search for a file among the files installed by the packages:

$ tazpkg search-file libnss

install

This command allows the installation of a local package with the .tazpkg extension. You can force the installation via the –forced, uninstall and reinstall options or specify the root system where you want to install the packages via the –root= option:

# 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 a set of packages listed in a file:

# tazpkg install-list my-packages.list
# tazpkg get-install-list my-packages.list --forced

link

This command allows the installation of a package from another media device:

# tazpkg link openoffice /media/usbdisk

remove

Remove a package. You will be asked for confirmation (y/N). This command will delete all files installed with the package.

# tazpkg remove bc

extract

Extract a package into a directory:

# tazpkg extract package.tazpkg
# tazpkg extract package.tazpkg target/dir

pack

The pack command will create a package from a directory prepared in advance or from an unpacked package:

# tazpkg pack package-version

repack

The repack command allows you to recreate a package from the files on a system where it was previously installed:

# tazpkg repack package

repack-config

The repack-config command recreates a package of the system configuration files:

# tazpkg repack-config

recharge

Recharge the list of available packages on the mirror:

# tazpkg recharge

up or upgrade

Upgrade allows you to update all installed packages available on the current mirror. Note that this function is aimed at people with SliTaz installed on a hard drive:

# tazpkg up
# tazpkg --help-up
# tazpkg up --recharge --install
# tazpkg up -r -i

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

block or unblock

The block and unblock commands permit you to block installed package versions so that they are not maintained by an upgrade. The list of packages on hold are contained in the /var/lib/tazpkg/blocked-packages.list:

# tazpkg block grub
# tazpkg unblock grub

get

Get a package from the mirror (if it exists):

# tazpkg get grub

get-install

Get and install a package from a mirror on the internet:

# tazpkg get-install grub

clean-cache

Remove *.tazpkg packages downloaded to the cache:

# tazpkg clean-cache

setup-mirror

Setup the URL for the mirror. You can also modify the main /var/lib/tazpkg/mirror file:

# tazpkg setup-mirror

reconfigure

Replays the post-install script from the package:

# tazpkg reconfigure gcc

depends or rdepends

Displays a dependency tree or reverse dependency tree for a package:

# tazpkg depends mpd
# tazpkg rdepends mpd

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 manually edit the file in /var/lib/tazpkg/undigest/repository:

# tazpkg add-undigest public-repository http://my.home.org/slitaz
# tazpkg setup-undigest local-repository /home/slitaz/packages

remove-undigest

Removes the URL of an undigest mirror:

# tazpkg remove-undigest my-repository

list-undigest

Lists additional undigest mirrors:

# tazpkg list-undigest

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

set-release

The set-release command changes the current version and upgrades all of the packages to the latest release:

# tazpkg set-release cooking

info taken from : mylabfr.kaminoweb