= Simplepkg Slackware Management System =

Simplepkg is a non-intrusive management system running on top of pkgtool and composed by a set of scripts which ease all the development and administrative cycles of a [http://www.slackware.com Slackware]-like system.

Simplepkg can be used to

  * Create SlackBuild scripts.
  * Create packages with dependency solving and integrity checking.
  * Manage binary and OpenPGP-signed repositories.
  * Install packages with dependency solving, signature and integrity checking.
  * Automated installation of Slackware-like distributions.
  * Configuration change tracking.

Have a more detailed look about what simplepkg can do at the [wiki:Overview] page.

= Howtos =

  * [wiki:Installing Installing simplepkg].
  * [wiki:CreatepkgHowto Creating packages and managing binary repositories].
  * [wiki:MkbuildHowto Creating and maintaining mkbuilds and SlackBuilds].

= Documentation =

  * [wiki:Simplaret Simplaret retrieval tool].
  * [wiki:TemplatingSystem Simplepkg as a templating system].
  * [wiki:SlackBuilds Simplepkg SlackBuild specification]

= Community =

Simplepkg is developed by the [http://slack.sarava.org Slack Sarava Community]. Join us and help contributing :)

  * Mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/slack
  * [wiki:HowToContribute How to contribute].
  * [wiki:DevelopmentGuidelines Development guidelines and policy].
  * [wiki:CodingStyle Coding style].

= Similar projects =

[wiki:Links Here] we keep a list of similar projects.