Hi folks,

Slackware-11.0 (64bit)

Fail to run slapt-get

Steps performed as follows;

Download "slapt-get-0.9.11b-x86_64-1.tgz" on "linuxpackages.net"

# installpkg Desktop/slapt-get-0.9.11b-x86_64-1.tgz[code]
Installing package slapt-get-0.9.11b-x86_64-1...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
slapt-get: slapt-get (APT like system for Slackware)
slapt-get: slapt-get is an APT like system for Slackware package management.
slapt-get:
slapt-get: * See /usr/doc/slapt-get-0.9.11b/ for complete documentation.
slapt-get: * You will also want to customize /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc,
slapt-get: using a local mirror. www.slackware.com may be very busy.
slapt-get: * Support:
slapt-get: http://software.jaos.org/cgi-bin/ma...
slapt-get: * Please translate
slapt-get: http://software.jaos.org/BUILD/slap...
slapt-get: then send to slapt-get-devel@software.jaos.org
slapt-get:
Executing install script for slapt-get-0.9.11b-x86_64-1...
* end *

# which slapt-get
/usr/sbin/slapt-get

# slapt-get --update
bash: /usr/sbin/slapt-get: cannot execute binary file

Failed to run "slapt-get"

Please advise how to fix the problem

Furthermore is there a way checking Slackware installed being 64bit?

B.R.
satimis

I do not know much about slack, but either
you do not have permission to run slapt-get,
or it has not been set as executable. Most
software in /usr/sbin requires root access
in many distributions. Try to su to root,
then run it again. If that fails, as root
try making it executable

chmod +x /usr/sbin/slapt-get

then try it one more time.

HTH

Ernie Registered Linux User 247790
ICQ 41060744

Give swaret a go? ;)

Hi ernie,

Tks for your advice.

I made a mistake taking the Slackware running on the box as 64bit

$ arch
i686

It is 32bit version

Mistakenly installed 64bit slapt-get.

I'll wipe out the OS and install slamd64-11.0

B.R.
satimis

Hi 3Dave,

Which of them is more powerful;

slackpkg

OR

swaret

Is "swaret" on DVD under "extra"? Tks

B.R.
satimis

Swaret is usually found in the extras directory. Haven't had much of a problem with it or tried other slack package managers so I have nothing compare it to.

Hi 3Dave,

I have slackpkg running. It works. But I can't find "nano" on its repository, only on repository allowed to select.

satimis