[SOLVED] slackpkg+ blacklist - how to blacklist third party package set?

marav · 06-05-2021, 11:48 AM

Since there is only one package named blackbox
The syntax is :
blackbox

Code:

# To blacklist *only* the "xorg-server" package, use this:
# xorg-server
#
# To blacklist *all* of the "xorg-server-*" packages, use this:
# xorg-server.*
#
# To blacklist the entire KDE package set, use this:
# kde/

chrisretusn · 06-05-2021, 09:48 PM

Regarding blackbox. If you remove blackbox it will not be installed again with "slackpkg upgrade blackbox | upgrade-all". The only way to install blackbox once removed is to use "slackpkg install blackbox" | installpkg | "upgradepkg --install-new". Now if a package has been "Added." to current ChangeLog.txt of Slackware (blackbox is NOT one of those), then blacklist would be needed to avoid that package from being picked up with "slackpkg install-new". Of course if your goal is to avoid blackbox not being picked up by "slackpkg install | upgrade | upgrade-all | remove | search" then by all means blacklist it. This is true of any package.

As for the blacklist entry, @Petri Kaukasoina is correct.

chrisretusn · 06-07-2021, 09:37 AM

Here is a challenge: The only entries I want to see listed for search are the red ones. I've tried a lot of ways, I don't think it is possible with the way slackpkg currently handles blacklisting.

Code:

slackpkg search slackpkg

Looking for slackpkg in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows all packages with name matching "slackpkg".

[ Status              ] [ Repository   ] [ Package                              ]
  installed               slackpkgplus     slackpkg+-1.7.6-noarch-5mt          
  installed               slackware64      slackpkg-15.0.3-noarch-1            
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-15.0.1_beta1-noarch-1      
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.52beta-noarch-2          
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.52beta2-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.60beta-noarch-1          
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.61beta-noarch-1          
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.61beta2-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.70beta-noarch-1          
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.70beta2-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.70beta3-noarch-4         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.70beta4-noarch-2         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.70beta5-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.71beta1-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.71beta2-noarch-4         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.71beta3-noarch-2         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.71beta4-noarch-3         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.71beta5-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.80.2beta1-noarch-2       
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.80beta1-noarch-13        
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.80beta2-noarch-3         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.80beta3-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.81.1beta1-noarch-2       
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.81beta-noarch-4          
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.81beta2-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.81beta2-noarch-2         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.81beta3-noarch-1         
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.82.3beta1-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.82.3beta2-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.82.3beta3-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.82.3beta4-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.82.3beta5-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.83.0beta1-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.83.0beta2-noarch-1_rlw   
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta1-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta10-noarch-1_rlw 
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta11-noarch-1_rlw 
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta12-noarch-1_rlw 
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta3-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta4-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta5-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta6-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta7-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta8-noarch-1_rlw  
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-2.84.0_beta9-noarch-1_rlw

That said, @zerouno has provided a way to do so with the by setting "LEGACYBL=on" (default=off) slackpkgplus.conf. Blacklist entry for this "slackpkg-2" listing:

Code:

LEGACYBL=on slackpkg search slackpkg

Looking for slackpkg in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows all packages with name matching "slackpkg".

[ Status              ] [ Repository   ] [ Package                         ]
  installed               slackpkgplus     slackpkg+-1.7.6-noarch-5mt     
  installed               slackware64      slackpkg-15.0.3-noarch-1       
  uninstalled(masked)     slackpkgbeta     slackpkg-15.0.1_beta1-noarch-1