<s>
slackpkg	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
tool	O
for	O
installing	O
or	O
upgrading	O
packages	O
automatically	O
through	O
a	O
network	B-General_Concept
or	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
Slackware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
slackpkg	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
tree	O
in	O
Slackware	B-Application
12.2	O
-	O
previously	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
extras/	O
since	O
Slackware	B-Application
9.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
GPL	B-License
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
slackpkg	B-Application
is	O
an	O
automated	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
tool	O
written	O
for	O
Slackware	B-Application
as	O
a	O
shell	B-Language
script	I-Language
,	O
like	O
Swaret	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Slackware	B-Application
system	O
administrator	O
's	O
job	O
easier	O
by	O
allowing	O
routine	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
tasks	O
to	O
be	O
accomplished	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
slackpkg	B-Application
does	O
not	O
replace	O
the	O
Slackware	B-Application
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	O
such	O
as	O
installpkg	O
and	O
upgradepkg	O
;	O
rather	O
it	O
uses	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
slackpkg	B-Application
include	O
automated	O
package	O
installation	O
,	O
upgrading	O
and	O
searching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
package	O
deinstallation	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
more	O
directly	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Slackware	B-Application
package	O
tools	O
themselves	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
incorporation	O
in	O
slackpkg	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
more	O
consistent	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slackpkg	B-Application
does	O
not	O
resolve	O
dependencies	O
between	O
packages	O
,	O
like	O
rpm	B-Application
from	O
Fedora	O
and	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
third-party	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
slapt-get	B-Application
,	O
have	O
an	O
automated	O
package	O
relation	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
