Software:Swaret
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| 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 |
Swaret was a program for the Slackware Linux distribution that resolves dependencies.[1][2] Swaret stands for SlackWARE Tool.
Features
- True library dependency resolution
- Rollback capability[citation needed]
- 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) (in en). Introducing Linux Distros. Apress. ISBN 978-1-4842-1392-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=9vZjDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Swaret%22+linux&pg=PA275.
- ↑ Negus, Christopher (2005-01-28) (in en). Linux Bible. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7645-8974-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=YDXlYUuIQv8C&q=%22Swaret%22+linux&pg=PA388.
- ↑ "SWareT / Discussion / Open Discussion: Is swaret dead?". https://sourceforge.net/p/swaret/discussion/303953/thread/a4627fcd/?limit=25.
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