slackpkg
The facts below are what the maker publishes about slackpkg, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From slackpkg's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| slackpkg | Free | Free software; package manager for Slackware Linux |
The facts
Each one read from slackpkg's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Author
- The contact page identifies Piter Punk as the main developer and project author.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Blacklist
- Blacklisted packages cannot be installed, upgraded, or removed using slackpkg.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current version
- The homepage identifies 16.0.0 as the latest version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution scope
- clean-system removes packages outside the standard Slackware package set unless they are blacklisted.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download channels
- The download page offers stable releases and a beta directory for development versions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download only
- The download command saves packages to /var/cache/packages without installing them.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install and upgrade
- Slackpkg downloads and installs packages, supports pattern matching, and asks for confirmation before installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Latest version
- The homepage lists version 16.0.0 as the latest release.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project describes slackpkg as free software.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The contact page names Robby Workman as current maintainer and says new features are unlikely and probably unneeded.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mirror requirement
- Installation requires selecting one mirror; the documentation says FTP and HTTP mirrors are supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mirror support
- Users select one mirror, and the documentation says only FTP and HTTP mirrors are supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network packages
- It installs or upgrades packages through a network, including from Slackware mirrors.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- .txz,.tgzchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Package removal
- The remove command removes installed packages, including packages whose names match a supplied pattern.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package search
- The search command finds official Slackware packages containing a specified file and shows whether they are installed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project author
- The contact page names Piter Punk as main developer and project author.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Slackpkg installs or upgrades Slackware Linux packages over a network from a Slackware mirror.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release channels
- The download page offers stable releases and a beta directory for development builds.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System cleanup
- The clean-system command removes packages that are not part of the standard Slackware package set, including third-party packages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System maintenance
- Commands include reinstall, remove, blacklist, clean-system, upgrade-all, and install-new.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Slackware Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
