[SOLVED] Download source package

tuxuser1 · 07-08-2022, 09:53 AM

Hi,
perhaps a stupid question but i can't find a way to download a source package except download every single file.
What is the best way to download a source package ?
For example, i want to download cryptsetup package from here,
to apply a patch and run

Code:

cryptsetup.Slackbuild

How could i do ?

Best regards

Daedra · 07-08-2022, 10:00 AM

lftp will do this for you. To grab a whole source directory use this

Code:

lftp -c "open https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a ; mirror cryptsetup"

Or this can work too, but will download some unnecssary index files and others, but it works

Code:

wget -r -np -nd -l1 https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a/cryptsetup/

Another scenario you may run into is a SlackBuild with multiple source files that need to be downloaded. For that you can do

Code:

source <projectname>.info
wget $DOWNLOAD

tuxuser1 · 07-08-2022, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daedra

lftp will do this for you. To grad a whole source directory use this

Code:

lftp -c "open https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a ; mirror cryptsetup"

Or this can work too, but will download some unnecssary index files and others, but it works

Code:

wget -r -np -nd -l1 https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/source/a/cryptsetup/

Another scenario you may run into is a SlackBuild with multiple source files that need to be downloaded. For that you can do

Code:

source <projectname>.info
wget $DOWNLOAD

Perfect!
Thanks
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