> Slackware packages are actually called <whatever>.tgz, > and they are tarballs; you can untar them and do whatever > you want.
The files will untar to the correct directories if you cd to the / directory or use the -C/ parameter. > I think they can contain special scripts to do post-expansion > installation stuff When the package untars, it creates an install directory. In that directory you will find doinst.sh. Execute this script to complete the installation. > They probably depend on Slackware's directory structure, Indeed. There are some differences in directory structure between distributions. It may be safer to untar the package in the /tmp directory and move the files by hand to make sure they end up where your distribution expects. BTW, the pkg script (from BasicLinux) untars to /, executes doinst.sh and cleans up the remains. Since it is just a bash script, it could be used with other distributions. > system startup scripts to be in Slackware's traditional Unix > layout as opposed to a lot of Linux distros that use a more > Linux-specific design. I think most experienced DOS-users will probably be more comfortable with Slackware's startup scripts. rc.S and rc.M run linearly (just like config.sys and autoexec.bat). and a DOS user should be right at home (once he figures how the conditional branching works). Cheers, Steven To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
