[SOLVED] Slackpkg update & install-new adds XFCE packages when XFCE is not installed.

Tsuga · 07-07-2022, 10:05 AM

I just ran an update with slackpkg. When I used the "slackpkg install-new command", these packages were installed.

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PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# Greybird (Desktop theme suite for Xfce)
#
# Greybird theme is a desktop theme suite for Xfce.
#
# Homepage: https://github.com/shimmerproject/Greybird
#
Package Greybird-3.22.15-noarch-1.txz installed.
Package elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1...
Verifying package elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1.txz.
Installing package elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# elementary-xfce (elementary-xfce icon theme)
#
# Elementary icons forked, extended, and maintained for Xfce.
#
# Homepage: https://github.com/shimmerproject/elementary-xfce
#
Executing install script for elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1.txz.
Package elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1.txz installed.
Package emacspeak-53.0-x86_64-3.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing emacspeak-53.0-x86_64-3...
Verifying package emacspeak-53.0-x86_64-3.txz.
Installing package emacspeak-53.0-x86_64-3.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# emacspeak (Emacs speech interface)
#
# Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to
# interact independently and efficiently with the computer. By
# seamlessly blending all aspects of the Internet such as Web-surfing
# and messaging, Emacspeak speech-enables local and remote information
# via a consistent and well-integrated user interface. Emacspeak has
# dramatically changed how the author, T. V. Raman, and hundreds of
# blind and visually impaired users around the world interact with the
# personal computer and the Internet.
#
Executing install script for emacspeak-53.0-x86_64-3.txz.
Package emacspeak-53.0-x86_64-3.txz installed.
Package mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1...
Verifying package mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1.txz.
Installing package mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# mousepad (simple text editor)
#
# Mousepad is a simple, fast and easy-to-use text editor
# for the Xfce desktop environment, based on the Leafpad text editor.
#
# Mousepad includes complete support for UTF-8 text,
# the usual cut/copy/paste functionality, font selection support, etc.
#
# Homepage: https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/mousepad/
#
Executing install script for mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1.txz.
Package mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1.txz installed.
Package nethack-3.6.6-x86_64-3.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing nethack-3.6.6-x86_64-3...
Verifying package nethack-3.6.6-x86_64-3.txz.
Installing package nethack-3.6.6-x86_64-3.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# nethack (Rogue-like game)
#
# NetHack is a single-player dungeon exploration game. The emphasis is
# on discovering the detail of the dungeon. Each game presents a
# different landscape - the random number generator provides an
# essentially unlimited number of variations of the dungeon and its
# denizens to be discovered by the player in one of a number of
# characters: you can pick your race, your role, and your gender.
#
# Homepage: http://www.nethack.org
#
Package nethack-3.6.6-x86_64-3.txz installed.
Package thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1...
Verifying package thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1.txz.
Installing package thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# thunar (file manager)
#
# Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment.
# Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and
# easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not
# include any confusing or useless options. Thunar is fast and
# responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.
#
# Homepage: http://thunar.xfce.org
#
Executing install script for thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1.txz.
Package thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1.txz installed.
Package xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1...
Verifying package xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1.txz.
Installing package xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# xfce4-panel-profiles (simple app to manage Xfce panel layouts)
#
# xfce4-panel-profiles (formerly known as xfpanel-switch) is a simple
# application to manage Xfce panel layouts.
#
# With the modular Xfce Panel, a multitude of panel layouts can be
# created. This tool makes it possible to backup, restore, import,
# and export these panel layouts.
#
# Homepage: https://git.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-panel-profiles
#
Executing install script for xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1.txz.
Package xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1.txz installed.
Package xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3...
Verifying package xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3.txz.
Installing package xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# xfce4-screensaver (screen saver and locker for Xfce)
#
# xfce4-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have
# simple, sane, secure defaults and be well integrated with the desktop.
#
# This project is a port of MATE Screensaver. It has been tightly
# integrated with the Xfce desktop, utilizing Xfce libraries and the
# Xfconf configuration backend.
#
Executing install script for xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3.txz.
Package xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3.txz installed.
Package xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1.txz is already in cache - not downloading
Installing xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1...
Verifying package xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1.txz.
Installing package xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin (alternate application launcher for Xfce)
#
# Whisker Menu is an alternate application launcher for Xfce. When you
# open it you are shown a list of applications you have marked as
# favorites. You can browse through all of your installed applications
# by clicking on the category buttons on the side. Top level categories
# make browsing fast, and simple to switch between. Additionally,
# Whisker Menu keeps a list of the last ten applications
# that you've launched from it.
#
# Homepage: http://gottcode.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
Executing install script for xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1.txz.
Package xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1.txz installed.
Searching for NEW configuration files...
No .new files found.

I just installed Slackware64 15. During the process, I unchecked the XFCE option in the packages list, so that it wouldn't be installed. Most of the components are not installed.

Quote:

jar@rine:~$ sudo slackpkg search xfce*

Looking for xfce* in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows all packages with name matching "xfce*".

[ installed ] - Greybird-3.22.15-noarch-1
[ installed ] - elementary-xfce-0.15.2-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - exo-4.16.3-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - garcon-4.16.1-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - libxfce4ui-4.16.1-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - libxfce4util-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[ installed ] - mousepad-0.5.8-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - thunar-4.16.10-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - thunar-volman-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - tumbler-4.16.0-x86_64-4
[uninstalled] - xfce4-appfinder-4.16.1-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfce4-clipman-plugin-1.6.2-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - xfce4-dev-tools-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfce4-notifyd-0.6.2-x86_64-4
[uninstalled] - xfce4-panel-4.16.3-x86_64-1
[ installed ] - xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.13-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - xfce4-power-manager-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin-0.4.3-x86_64-4
[ installed ] - xfce4-screensaver-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfce4-screenshooter-1.9.9-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - xfce4-session-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfce4-settings-4.16.2-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - xfce4-systemload-plugin-1.2.4-x86_64-4
[uninstalled] - xfce4-taskmanager-1.4.2-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - xfce4-terminal-0.8.10-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfce4-weather-plugin-0.10.2-x86_64-4
[ installed ] - xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.6.2-x86_64-1
[uninstalled] - xfconf-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfdesktop-4.16.0-x86_64-3
[uninstalled] - xfwm4-4.16.1-x86_64-3

Why would slackpkg install these components if I don't have the desktop installed? It seems to me that these packages shouldn't turn up as options if I don't have XFCE installed to begin with. I know I can uninstall these and also choose not to install them in the first place, but it seems like these shouldn't even be offered. Do I need to explicitly put "xfce" in the blacklist for that to be the case?

Chuck56 · 07-07-2022, 10:10 AM

You forgot to blacklist the xfce packages in /etc/slackpkg/blacklist before running slackpkg install-new.

Tsuga · 07-07-2022, 10:20 AM

Thank you, Chuck56.