CONTENTS: i245 sc245 aaa_base bash bash1 bin bzip2 cpio cxxlibs devfsd devs e2fsprog elflibs elvis etc fileutls find floppy getty glibcso gpm grep gzip hdsetup ide infozip isapnp kbd less lilo loadlin lpr minicom mods245 modules modutils ossllibs pciutils pcmcia procps reiserfs scsi sh_utils shadow sysklogd sysvinit tar tcsh txtutils umsprogs util zoneinfo
aaa_base: Basic Linux filesystem package.
aaa_base:
aaa_base: Sets up the empty directory tree for Slackware and adds an email to
aaa_base: root's mailbox welcoming them to Linux. :) This package should be
aaa_base: installed first, and never uninstalled.
aaa_base:
aaa_base:
aaa_base:
aaa_base:
aaa_base:
aaa_base:
bash: GNU bash-2.05
bash:
bash: The GNU Bourne-Again SHell. Bash is a sh-compatible command
bash: interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or
bash: from a file. Bash also incorporates useful features from the Korn
bash: and C shells (ksh and csh). Bash is ultimately intended to be a
bash: conformant implementation of the IEEE Posix Shell and Tools
bash: specification (IEEE Working Group 1003.2).
bash:
bash: Bash must be present for the system to boot properly.
bash:
bash1: GNU bash-1.14.7
bash1:
bash1: The GNU Bourne-Again SHell. Bash is a sh-compatible command language
bash1: interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or
bash1: from a file. Bash also incorporates useful features from the Korn
bash1: and C shells (ksh and csh). Bash is ultimately intended to be a
bash1: conformant implementation of the IEEE Posix Shell and Tools
bash1: specification (IEEE Working Group 1003.2).
bash1:
bash1: Some older scripts may need /bin/bash1 instead of /bin/bash.
bash1:
bin: Binaries that go in /bin and /usr/bin.
bin:
bin: Various programs and utilities required by Slackware:
bin:
bin: apm apmd asapm at atd atrun batch bban bpe compress crond crontab
bin: diskcopy dosfsck ed eject file fiz fromdos gawk hdparm igawk indent
bin: lha lnsize makewhatis mkdosfs mktemp patch rpm2targz rpmoffset
bin: savelog sed shar splitvt sysvbanner tempfile time todos tput unarj
bin: unshar uudecode uuencode volname which xapm xx zcmp zless zoo
bin:
bin:
bzip2: bzip2 version 1.0.1 (a block-sorting file compressor)
bzip2:
bzip2: Bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block sorting text
bzip2: compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally
bzip2: considerably better than that achieved by more conventional
bzip2: LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM
bzip2: family of statistical compressors.
bzip2:
bzip2: Julian Seward <jseward@acm.org> is the author of bzip2.
bzip2:
bzip2:
cpio: The GNU cpio backup and archiving utility v. 2.4.2
cpio:
cpio: This is GNU cpio, a program to manage archives of files. This package
cpio: also includes mt, a tape drive control program. cpio copies files into
cpio: or out of a cpio or tar archive, which is a file that contains other
cpio: files plus information about them, such as their pathname, owner,
cpio: timestamps, and access permissions. The archive can be another file on
cpio: the disk, a magnetic tape, or a pipe.
cpio:
cpio:
cpio:
cxxlibs: C++ shared libraries
cxxlibs:
cxxlibs: This package contains the shared libraries needed to run dynamically
cxxlibs: linked C++ binaries.
cxxlibs:
cxxlibs: Includes libstdc++.so.2.7.2.8,
cxxlibs: libstdc++.so.2.8.0,
cxxlibs: libstdc++.so.2.9.0,
cxxlibs: libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so,
cxxlibs: libstdc++-3-libc6.1-2-2.10.0.so.
cxxlibs:
devfsd: devfsd-v1.3.11
devfsd:
devfsd: This package contains the devfsd daemon, which provides intelligent
devfsd: management of device entries in the Device Filesystem (devfs).
devfsd:
devfsd: devfs and devfsd are the work of Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au).
devfsd:
devfsd:
devfsd:
devfsd:
devfsd:
devs: Device files
devs:
devs: This package creates special files in the /dev directory that
devs: represent your system's hardware.
devs:
devs:
devs:
devs:
devs:
devs:
devs:
e2fsprog: e2fsprogs-1.22
e2fsprog:
e2fsprog: Utilities needed to create and maintain ext2 filesystems under Linux.
e2fsprog: Included in this package are: chattr, lsattr, mke2fs, mklost+found,
e2fsprog: tune2fs, fsck, e2fsck, e2image, e2label, debugfs, dumpe2fs, badblocks,
e2fsprog: uuidgen, and resize2fs.
e2fsprog:
e2fsprog: These utilities were written by Remy Card (the developer and
e2fsprog: maintainer of the ext2 fs) and Theodore T'so.
e2fsprog:
e2fsprog:
elflibs: Assorted ELF shared libraries
elflibs:
elflibs: This is a collection of shared libraries needed to run Linux code in
elflibs: the ELF binary format. ELF (Executable and Linking Format) is the
elflibs: standard Linux binary format. These libraries are gathered from
elflibs: packages outside of the A series, and are intended to give a fairly
elflibs: complete set of runtime ELF libraries when added to the glibcso
elflibs: package (also in the A series). If you're doing a full installation,
elflibs: these libraries are redundant, but installing them doesn't hurt.
elflibs:
elflibs:
elvis: elvis-2.1_4
elvis:
elvis: Elvis is a text editor. It is intended to be a modern replacement
elvis: for the classic ex/vi editor of UNIX fame. Elvis supports many new
elvis: features, including multiple edit buffers, multiple windows, and a
elvis: variety of display modes.
elvis:
elvis: As elvis is Slackware's default vi, this is a required package.
elvis:
elvis:
elvis:
etc: /etc configuration files
etc:
etc: System configuration files. The /etc directory is traditionally the
etc: location where configuration files are found.
etc:
etc:
etc:
etc:
etc:
etc:
etc:
fileutls: fileutils-4.1
fileutls:
fileutls: These are the GNU file management utilities. Most of these programs
fileutls: have significant advantages over their Unix counterparts, such as
fileutls: greater speed, additional options, and fewer arbitrary limits.
fileutls:
fileutls: These utilities are included:
fileutls: chgrp chmod chown cp dd df dircolors du ginstall ln ls
fileutls: mkdir mkfifo mknod mv rm rmdir shred sync touch
fileutls:
fileutls:
find: GNU findutils-4.1
find:
find: This package contains the GNU find, xargs, and locate programs.
find: find and xargs comply with POSIX 1003.2. They also support some
find: additional options, some borrowed from Unix and some unique to GNU.
find:
find:
find:
find:
find:
find:
floppy: floppy disk utilities
floppy:
floppy: Contains fdutils-5.4, tools to test and format floppy disks; and
floppy: mtools-3.9.7, a collection of utilities for using DOS/Windows floppy
floppy: disks with Linux.
floppy:
floppy:
floppy:
floppy:
floppy:
floppy:
getty: getty_ps 2.0.7j
getty:
getty: /sbin/getty and /sbin/uugetty.
getty: These control the process of logging into your system, and may be used
getty: instead of 'agetty', which is the default getty included with the
getty: util-linux package. getty_ps supports a number of enhancements such as
getty: ringback support.
getty:
getty:
getty:
getty:
glibcso: glibc-2.2.3 runtime support
glibcso:
glibcso: This package contains the shared libraries, binaries, and support
glibcso: files required to run most Linux applications linked with glibc.
glibcso:
glibcso:
glibcso:
glibcso:
glibcso:
glibcso:
glibcso:
gpm: gpm-1.19.3
gpm:
gpm: The general purpose mouse server, or gpm, allows you to use the mouse
gpm: to cut and paste text from the screen. It also acts as a mouse
gpm: server for applications running on the Linux console, such as the
gpm: Midnight Commander file manager and dialog.
gpm:
gpm: NOTE: This program may cause problems when you start X on systems
gpm: that do not use a serial mouse. If you get an 'unable to open mouse
gpm: device' error from X, disable /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm.
gpm:
grep: GNU grep 2.4.2
grep:
grep: Grep searches the named input files (or standard input if no files are
grep: named, or the file name - is given) for lines containing a match to
grep: the given pattern. This is the 'fastest grep in the west' (we hope).
grep:
grep:
grep:
grep:
grep:
grep:
gzip: GNU zip compression utilities. (v. 1.2.4a)
gzip:
gzip: Gzip reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding
gzip: (LZ77). Whenever possible, each file is replaced by one with the
gzip: extension .gz, while keeping the same ownership modes, access and
gzip: modification times.
gzip:
gzip:
gzip:
gzip:
gzip:
hdsetup: The Slackware setup/package maintenance system v. 8.0.0
hdsetup:
hdsetup: This package contains setup and pkgtool, two utilities included with
hdsetup: Slackware that allow you to easily install software packages, remove
hdsetup: software packages, and review the installed software packages.
hdsetup:
hdsetup: Also contains the command line utilities 'installpkg', 'removepkg',
hdsetup: 'makepkg', 'explodepkg', and 'upgradepkg' that install, remove, build,
hdsetup: examine, and upgrade software packages. Man pages are included.
hdsetup:
hdsetup:
i245: Linux kernel version 2.4.5, without SCSI support
i245:
i245: A Linux kernel for computers that do not need SCSI support. You MUST
i245: install a kernel image in order for your system to boot. This kernel
i245: supports IDE hard drives and IDE CD-ROM drives. Other drivers (such
i245: as for CD-ROM drives on proprietary interfaces, or ethernet cards)
i245: may be loaded as modules. See /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for examples.
i245:
i245:
i245:
i245:
ide: Linux kernel version 2.2.19, without SCSI support
ide:
ide: A Linux kernel for computers that do not need SCSI support. You MUST
ide: install a kernel image in order for your system to boot. This kernel
ide: supports IDE hard drives and IDE CD-ROM drives. Other drivers (such
ide: as for CD-ROM drives on proprietary interfaces, or ethernet cards)
ide: may be loaded as modules. See /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for examples.
ide:
ide:
ide:
ide:
infozip: Info-ZIP's zip 2.3 and unzip 5.41 utilities
infozip:
infozip: zip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, VMS, MSDOS,
infozip: OS/2, Windows NT, Minix, Atari and Macintosh, Amiga and Acorn RISC OS.
infozip: It is analogous to a combination of the UNIX commands tar(1) and
infozip: compress(1) and is compatible with PKZIP (Phil Katz's ZIP). A
infozip: companion program (unzip(1L)), unpacks zip archives.
infozip:
infozip:
infozip:
infozip:
isapnp: isapnptools-1.21
isapnp:
isapnp: These programs allow ISA Plug-And-Play devices to be
isapnp: configured on a Linux machine. See the documentation in
isapnp: /usr/doc/isapnptools-1.21.
isapnp:
isapnp:
isapnp:
isapnp:
isapnp:
isapnp:
kbd: kbd-1.06
kbd:
kbd: Load and save keyboard mappings. Needed if you are not using the US
kbd: keyboard map. This package also contains utilities to change your
kbd: console fonts - if you install it you'll get a menu later on that lets
kbd: you select from many different fonts. If you like one, you can make it
kbd: your default font. A new default font can be chosen at any time by
kbd: typing 'fontconfig'.
kbd:
kbd:
kbd:
less: less-358
less:
less: Less is a paginator similar to more (1), but which allows backward
less: movement in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not
less: have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large
less: input files it starts up faster than text editors like vi (1).
less:
less: Less was written by Mark Nudelman.
less:
less:
less:
lilo: LILO 21.7.5
lilo:
lilo: Generic Boot Loader for Linux ('LInux LOader') by Werner Almesberger.
lilo: LILO boots Linux from your hard drive. It can also boot other
lilo: operating systems such as MS-DOS and OS/2, and can even boot DOS from
lilo: the second hard drive. LILO comes with utilities and documentation
lilo: that make it easier to install, such as 'liloconfig' and 'QuickStart'.
lilo: NOTE: Installing boot loaders is inherently dangerous. Be sure to have
lilo: some means to boot your system from a different media if you install
lilo: LILO on your hard disk.
lilo:
loadlin: LOADLIN v1.6b
loadlin:
loadlin: LOADLIN.EXE, a loader (running under DOS) for LINUX kernel images
loadlin: fully supporting the kernel's command line feature.
loadlin:
loadlin: LOADLIN is the safest way to boot Linux from your hard disk, if you
loadlin: have a bootable DOS partition on your machine.
loadlin:
loadlin: LOADLIN was written by Hans Lermen (lermen@elserv.ffm.fgan.de)
loadlin:
loadlin:
lpr: lpr-0.48-1
lpr:
lpr: This is the lpr printing suite ported from BSD. It's the most
lpr: standard UN*X printing system in current use. If you're interested
lpr: in automatic detection of PostScript and DVI files, check out the
lpr: apsfilter add-on in Slackware's AP package series.
lpr:
lpr:
lpr:
lpr:
lpr:
minicom: Minicom 1.83.1
minicom:
minicom: Minicom - a full featured menu-driven communications package similar
minicom: to the DOS program 'Telix'. Also includes sz/rz - utilities used to
minicom: upload and download files using the Zmodem protocol.
minicom:
minicom:
minicom:
minicom:
minicom:
minicom:
modules: Linux kernel modules for 2.2.19
modules:
modules: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically
modules: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most
modules: of these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives,
modules: tape drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load
modules: by editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules.
modules:
modules:
modules:
modules:
mods245: Linux kernel modules for 2.4.5
mods245:
mods245: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically
mods245: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most
mods245: of these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives,
mods245: tape drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load
mods245: by editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules.
mods245:
mods245:
mods245:
mods245:
modutils: modutils-2.4.6
modutils:
modutils: Utilities to use kernel modules. These tools are used for loading
modutils: and unloading chunks of kernel code on the fly, to add support for a
modutils: CD-ROM drive or ethernet card, for instance.
modutils:
modutils: Many Linux drivers are provided as kernel modules, and some packages
modutils: (like the PCMCIA package) require the module utilities to work, so you
modutils: probably want to install these.
modutils:
modutils:
ossllibs: openssl-0.9.6a shared libraries
ossllibs:
ossllibs: These shared libraries provide encryption routines required by programs
ossllibs: such as openssh. They are also used by KDE's Konqueror web browser to
ossllibs: provide secure web connections.
ossllibs:
ossllibs: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for
ossllibs: use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org). This product
ossllibs: includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
ossllibs: (eay@cryptsoft.com). This product includes software written by Tim
ossllibs: Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
pciutils: pciutils-2.1.8 (Linux PCI utilities)
pciutils:
pciutils: lspci displays detailed information about all PCI buses and devices
pciutils: in the system, replacing the original /proc/pci interface.
pciutils:
pciutils: setpci allows reading from and writing to PCI device configuration
pciutils: registers. For example, you can adjust the latency timers with it.
pciutils:
pciutils: See manual pages for more details.
pciutils:
pciutils:
pcmcia: pcmcia-cs-3.1.26
pcmcia:
pcmcia: Card Services for Linux is a complete PCMCIA support package. It
pcmcia: includes a set of loadable kernel modules that implement a version of
pcmcia: the PCMCIA Card Services applications program interface, a set of
pcmcia: client drivers for specific cards, and a card manager daemon that can
pcmcia: respond to card insertion and removal events, loading and unloading
pcmcia: drivers on demand. It supports ``hot swapping'' of PCMCIA cards, so
pcmcia: cards can be inserted and ejected at any time.
pcmcia:
pcmcia:
procps: procps-2.0.7, psmisc-20.1, procinfo-18
procps:
procps: Utilities for displaying process and memory information written by
procps: Michael K. Johnson, Werner Almesberger, Charles Blake, Branko
procps: Lankester, Robert Nation, David Engel, Larry Greenfield, Roger Binns,
procps: Sander van Malssen, and Brian Edmonds.
procps:
procps:
procps:
procps:
procps:
reiserfs: reiserfsprogs-3.x.0j
reiserfs:
reiserfs: These utilities are used for Reiserfs. Reiserfs is a file system
reiserfs: based on balanced tree algorithms. Learn more at the home site:
reiserfs: http://www.namesys.com
reiserfs:
reiserfs: Reiserfs is the work of Hans Reiser and many others. See the file
reiserfs: /usr/doc/reiserfs*/README for full credits.
reiserfs:
reiserfs:
reiserfs:
sc245: Linux kernel version 2.4.5, with SCSI support
sc245:
sc245: A Linux kernel for computers with SCSI and/or IDE. You MUST install a
sc245: kernel image in order for your system to boot. This kernel supports
sc245: IDE and SCSI hard drives and CD-ROM drives. Other drivers (such as
sc245: for CD-ROM drives on proprietary interfaces, or ethernet cards) may
sc245: be loaded as modules. See /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for examples.
sc245:
sc245:
sc245:
sc245:
scsi: Linux kernel version 2.2.19, with SCSI support
scsi:
scsi: A Linux kernel for computers with SCSI and/or IDE. You MUST install a
scsi: kernel image in order for your system to boot. This kernel supports
scsi: IDE and SCSI hard drives and CD-ROM drives. Other drivers (such as
scsi: for CD-ROM drives on proprietary interfaces, or ethernet cards) may
scsi: be loaded as modules. See /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for examples.
scsi:
scsi:
scsi:
scsi:
sh_utils: GNU sh-utils-2.0
sh_utils:
sh_utils: This is a package of small shell programming utilities. They are
sh_utils: mostly compliant with POSIX.2, where applicable.
sh_utils:
sh_utils: The programs in this package are:
sh_utils: basename chroot date dirname echo env expr false hostid logname
sh_utils: nice nohup pathchk pinky printenv printf sleep stty tee test true
sh_utils: tty uname who whoami yes
sh_utils:
sh_utils:
shadow: Shadow password suite (shadow-19990607)
shadow:
shadow: This set of login related programs utilizes an alternate, non-readable
shadow: file to contain the actual encrypted passwords. This is presumed to
shadow: increase system security by increasing the difficulty with which
shadow: system crackers obtain encrypted passwords. It was written by
shadow: Julianne Frances Haugh and the Linux port is maintained by Marek
shadow: Michalkiewicz.
shadow:
shadow:
shadow:
sysklogd: Sysklogd 1.4.1
sysklogd:
sysklogd: Dr. Greg Wettstein and Stephen Tweedie's syslogd/klogd.
sysklogd:
sysklogd: This package contains a modified version of syslogd for the Linux
sysklogd: environment. An additional utility, klogd, is included which allows
sysklogd: kernel logging to be directed through the syslogd facility.
sysklogd: Syslogd and klogd are started when your system boots.
sysklogd:
sysklogd:
sysklogd:
sysvinit: sysvinit-2.78
sysvinit:
sysvinit: System V style init programs by Miquel van Smoorenburg that control
sysvinit: the booting and shutdown of your system. These support a number of
sysvinit: system runlevels, each with a specific set of utilities spawned. For
sysvinit: example, the normal system runlevel is 3, which starts agetty on
sysvinit: virtual consoles tty1 - tty6. Runlevel 4 starts xdm. Runlevel 0 shuts
sysvinit: the system down. See the documentation in /usr/doc/sysvinit and the
sysvinit: scripts in /etc/rc.d for more information.
sysvinit:
sysvinit:
tar: GNU tar 1.13
tar:
tar: Tape ARchiver - adds and extracts files and directories to/from tape
tar: or archive files. This version of tar also supports archive
tar: compression using GNU zip or bzip2.
tar:
tar:
tar:
tar:
tar:
tar:
tcsh: tcsh 6.10
tcsh:
tcsh: tcsh is an enhanced but completely compatible version of the Berkeley
tcsh: UNIX C shell, csh(1). It is a command language interpreter usable both
tcsh: as an interactive login shell and a shell script command processor. It
tcsh: includes a command-line editor, programmable word completion, spelling
tcsh: correction, a history mechanism, job control, and a C-like syntax.
tcsh:
tcsh:
tcsh:
tcsh:
txtutils: GNU textutils-2.0
txtutils:
txtutils: These are the GNU text file (actually, file contents) processing
txtutils: utilities. Most of these programs have significant advantages over
txtutils: their Unix counterparts, such as greater speed, additional options,
txtutils: and fewer arbitrary limits.
txtutils:
txtutils: The programs in this package are: cat, cksum, comm, csplit, cut,
txtutils: expand, fold, head, join, md5sum, nl, od, paste, pr, ptx, sort, split,
txtutils: sum, tac, tail, tr, tsort, unexpand, uniq, and wc.
txtutils:
umsprogs: umsdos-progs-1.13
umsprogs:
umsprogs: Various utilities needed by Jacques Gelinas' UMSDOS filesystem.
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
umsprogs:
util: util-linux 2.11f - A huge collection of essential utilities
util:
util: agetty arch banner blockdev cal cfdisk chkdupexe clear clock col
util: colcrt colrm column ctrlaltdel cytune ddate dmesg dnsdomainname
util: domainname elvtune fdformat fdisk fsck.minix getopt getoptprog hexdump
util: hostname hwclock ipcrm ipcs isosize jaztool last logger look losetup
util: mcookie mesg mkfs mkfs.bfs mkfs.minix mkswap more mount namei
util: nisdomainname ramsize rdev readprofile rename renice reset rev
util: rootflags script setfdprm setserial setsid setterm sfdisk sln strings
util: swapoff swapon tunelp ul umount update vidmode wall whereis
util: write ypdomainname ziptool
zoneinfo: time zone database
zoneinfo:
zoneinfo: This package allows you to configure your time zone.
zoneinfo:
zoneinfo: This database comes from glibc-2.2.3, and is based on the tzdata2001b
zoneinfo: package by Arthur David Olson et.al. The latest version and more
zoneinfo: information may be found at ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/
zoneinfo:
zoneinfo: Use the timeconfig utility to set your local time zone.
zoneinfo:
zoneinfo: