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- Extra Slackware packages / user contributed package directory
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- These are some extra packages that might be handy. Use 'pkgtool' to install or
- remove these from your system. These can also be installed with 'installpkg'.
-
- Anyone who wants to contribute a package to this directory should send me mail
- at: volkerdi@ftp.cdrom.com. The package must install cleanly, and must include a
- description to be added to this index (in which you can feel free to give
- yourself some credit). As of version 2.0.0, Slackware contains an easy to use
- package creation tool called 'makepkg' that can be used to make the package.
-
- I don't offer any support for these packages. :^)
-
- Some of these long package names may cause unsightly wrap-around in the color
- pkgtool's package removal menu, but it should still work ok.
-
- -- Pat
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- ALSO SEE THE "package_descriptions" FILES FOR MORE INFORMATION!
-
- rescue.gz: This is a bootable rootdisk based on the 1.1.21 Linux kernel
- with all the standard drivers, and all the Linux filesystems
- including umsdos. It's got all the debugging and repair utilities
- for these filesystems, vim, and man pages for many of the included
- utilities. This is a compressed 1.44 MB disk image -- uncompress
- it and write it to a floppy. You'll need 8 MB minimum to use this;
- the disk self boots and then uncompresses a 2560K ext2 root
- filesystem into a ramdisk. It boots/loads much faster than the
- bootdisks that use LILO, too. :^)
-
- seejpeg v1.4.3: seejpeg is Evan Harris's JPEG viewer which utilizes svgalib and
- contains limited GIF, PPM and TARGA viewing support. The most
- useful feature of seejpeg is that it automatically decides on the
- "best" video mode to use based on the image being displayed and the
- video card being used. To aid it, various hints may be given as
- program options. In the worst case, it may be overridden.
-
- sample_users.tgz: If you install this package, 3 sample users will be created
- (gonzo, snake, satan). This package was once part of the AP disk
- series, but too many people installed it without noticing, and it
- was becoming the best known backdoor into Linux boxes all over the
- Internet (!). This package stems from a time before the "adduser"
- utility was put in Slackware, so it really isn't all that helpful
- anymore. You could use "adduser" to create some sample accounts
- nearly as easily.
-
- aps-23.tgz: Andreas Klemm's Apsfilter-2.3. aps-2 is an lineprinter input filter
- for Unix Systems with Berkeley alike printing system (configuration
- using /etc/printcap). Main features are AUTOMATIC FILE TYPE
- RECOGNITION for the filetypes: * ASCII * DATA * POSTSCRIPT * DVI *
-
- samba-1.8.05.tgz: Samba is a Unix based SMB file server. This allows a Unix hosti
- to act as a file and print server for SMB clients. This includes
- Lan-Manager compatible clients such as LanManager for DOS, Windows
- for Workgroups, Windows NT, OS/2, Pathworks and many more. If you
- have any PCs running SMB clients, such as a PC running Windows for
- Workgroups, then you can mount file space or printers from a Linux
- host, so that directories, files and printers on the Linux host
- are available on the PC.
-
- gcl.tgz: GNU Common Lisp 1.0.
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- auis63L2-*.tgz: Packages from the Andrew User Interface System, put together
- for Linux by Terry Gliedt.
-
- lemacs.tgz: This is Lucid Emacs version 19.10 (also known as xemacs)
-
- xgrabsc.tgz: A screen grabber for X.
-
- uucp-1.04.tgz: The Taylor UUCP 1.04 package that was included with Slackware
- 1.2.0. Some people might still want to use this. The UUCP package on
- disk n1 was upgraded to version 1.05, but that hasn't been tested
- (well, not by me) so this is included just-in-case[tm].
-
- nvi.tgz: Version 1.34 of nex/nvi, a freely redistributable replacement for the
- Berkeley ex and vi text editors.
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- ncurses-185.tgz: This is a "stock" version without any of the custom patches
- that were added for Slackware. Some purists may prefer to use this, but
- I think they'll be taking their chances... ;^)
-
- manpagesrc.tgz: This is groff source for all of the manpages in Slackware.
-
- smail.tgz: Ian Kluft's Linux port of Smail 3.1.28. Smail is a mail-handling
- system. Some find it easier to maintain and configure than BSD sendmail,
- especially for use with UUCP. It comes with many documentation and
- sample files. Look in /usr/lib/smail/tools.linux for the HOWTO file that
- will help you get started.
-
- pdksh.tgz: A Korn shell look-alike, version 5.0.6 alpha.
-
- gpc-2.5.8.tgz: A beta version of gpc, the GNU Pascal compiler.
-
- perl-5.000.tgz: Perl version 5.000.
-
- gnat-1.82.tgz: The GNU Ada compiler, 1.82. Requires GCC 2.6.0.
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