Swaret
Swaret was a program for the Slackware Linux distribution that resolves dependencies.[1][2] Swaret stands for SlackWARE Tool.
| Developer(s) | Michael Manry |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2001 |
| Stable release | 1.6.3
/ October 2006 |
| Written in | Shell script |
| Operating system | Slackware and derivatives |
| Platform | Linux |
| Type | Package management systems |
| License | GPL |
| Website | swaret |
Features
- True library dependency resolution
- Rollback capability
- Logging
- 3rd party software repository support
- Support for http, ftp, rsync, and local filesystems
History
The program was created by Luc Cottyn, and was originally called "autopkg". However, because of a conflict with another project of the same name it was renamed to swaret. It has no active maintainer.[3]
References
- Castro, Jose Dieguez (2016-06-10). Introducing Linux Distros. Apress. ISBN 978-1-4842-1392-6.
- Negus, Christopher (2005-01-28). Linux Bible. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7645-8974-4.
- "SWareT / Discussion / Open Discussion: Is swaret dead?". sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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