[HELP] USM and GSLAPT Porteus 5 Cinnamon

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Post#1 by mcabel » 04 Dec 2022, 16:31

Everywhere I read that usm should be available but I cant find it or a package for install. I went to slackware and made an xzm but it says that it only works with slackware 14.1. Is there a way to install usm or nay?

After further searching, I found about gslapt. I installed the module. Thing is, I can only open it through shell. How can I make it open in the menu instead?

Are there other (gui) package managers? Is there anything I can add tomake gslapt show more packages?

Should I click install or "download package only" then convert it to module?

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Post#2 by Ed_P » 04 Dec 2022, 16:54

USM is for Slackware 14.x, Porteus 5 is built on Slack15.x therefore this posting is what you should read.

[Porteus 5.0's USM replacement] getmod: A wrapper for slapt-get to build modules

Download the current module, 10/30, copy it to your /modules folder, activate it, run getmod -u then download the module you want.

And no this isn't a gui app. :)
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Post#3 by mcabel » 04 Dec 2022, 21:37

Ed_P wrote:
04 Dec 2022, 16:54
USM is for Slackware 14.x, Porteus 5 is built on Slack15.x therefore this posting is what you should read.

[Porteus 5.0's USM replacement] getmod: A wrapper for slapt-get to build modules

Download the current module, 10/30, copy it to your /modules folder, activate it, run getmod -u then download the module you want.

And no this isn't a gui app. :)
I had installed this one from this post gslapt 0.5.9, which is a gui app.

Is this less useful than what you posted?

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Post#4 by Ed_P » 04 Dec 2022, 22:01

mcabel wrote:
04 Dec 2022, 21:37
Is this less useful than what you posted?
If it's working for you, no. If it's not, then apparently yes. :lol:

The USM replacement uses slapt-get and getmod.
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Post#5 by mcabel » 04 Dec 2022, 22:52

Ed_P wrote:
04 Dec 2022, 22:01
mcabel wrote:
04 Dec 2022, 21:37
Is this less useful than what you posted?
If it's working for you, no. If it's not, then apparently yes. :lol:

The USM replacement uses slapt-get and getmod.
it does seem to work, as I was able to install Redshift with it, but there is no shortcut for gslapt on my applications menu. I have to open gslapt with Terminal (which opens the gui, but it's odd that it's the only app I have installed so far that shows no shortcut).

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Post#6 by beny » 04 Dec 2022, 23:12

mcabel glapt-get is not the porteus package manager, you have to install the babam package and use getmod -u to refresh database and getmod -m to make download and build porteus packages.

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Post#7 by mcabel » 04 Dec 2022, 23:57

beny wrote:
04 Dec 2022, 23:12
babam package
what is babam?

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Post#8 by Ed_P » 05 Dec 2022, 00:13

mcabel wrote:
04 Dec 2022, 23:57
what is babam?
You need to read the links people post. ;)

If you copy the /usr/share/applications/gslapt.desktop file to your /home/guest/desktop folder you can have the app on your desktop. No menu needed.

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Post#1 by babam » July 10th, 2022, 11:17 am
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Post#9 by beny » 05 Dec 2022, 00:46

hi this is the link you need mcabel:go.php?https://drive.google.com/uc?expo ... 13TxjR9A8F

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Post#10 by Ed_P » 05 Dec 2022, 01:08

And this is the md5sum for babam's current download:
babam wrote:
10 Jul 2022, 15:17
Update 2022.10.30: Image date: Oct 29 13:51
getmod ---> Fixes

Download:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=down ... 13TxjR9A8F

MD5SUM:
7a675fe37c1db418656c7176a0207641
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Post#11 by mcabel » 05 Dec 2022, 06:37

Thanks. Somehow from how it was written, I did not realized it was the name of the poster
...my eyes went straight to the "code area" >__<

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