SliTaz Packages Toolset
SliTaz packages management new generation, fast, clean and unbloated. Spk consists of small separate programs for easier code maintenance and uses a shared library. Spk can handle multiple packages on a cmdline as well as the ability to manage your own mirror.
Graphical user interface
The Spk toolkit provides an Ncurses dialog interface for all basic tasks. You must use the up-down arrow and ENTER to activate a button or you can use your mouse to select menu items and press on the buttons. Spk-dialog can be found in the desktop menu under "System Tools" and can be run in the Linux framebuffer or an X terminal.
Cmdline usage and help
All spk tools provide a small built-in help usage that you can display with the command 'usage' or 'help'. It also has some options to perform special tasks on a package before executing a task or afterwards. To get help and usage:
# spk usage # spk-add help
Packages info
To get the packages status and information:
# spk busybox glib
Add packages
Spk will handle dependencies. To install new packages simply use 'spk-add' or the --add option:
# spk-add package1 package2 # spk package --add
Remove packages
To remove packages simply:
# spk-rm package1 package2 ...
Packages update
To get the last list of packages and to update your system you have to use 'spk-up'. Before installing anything Spk will ask for confirmation. Spk lets you upgrade the full system at once (skipping blocked packages) or you can also upgrade packages individually:
# spk-up # spk-up package1 package2 ...
Find packages
The spk-find util finds a package from a full packages list available on the mirror:
# spk-find package
List packages & files
Spk-ls lets you get the list of installed or mirrored packages as well as the list of files installed by a package:
# spk-ls --short # spk-ls gcc-lib-base