CONTENTS: aaa_base bash bash1 bin bzip2 cpio cxxlibs devfsd devs e2fsprog elflibs elvis etc fileutls find floppy getty_ps glibcso gpm grep gzip hdsetup infozip kbd less lpr minicom modules modutils ossllibs pciutils procps reiserfs sh_utils shadow silo sparcutils sysklogd sysvinit tar tcsh txtutils umsprogs util vmlinux zoneinfo
aaa_base: Basic Linux filesystem package.
aaa_base: 
aaa_base: Sets up the empty directory tree for Slackware and adds an email to
aaa_base: root's mailbox welcoming them to Linux. :) This package should be
aaa_base: installed first and never uninstalled.
aaa_base: 
aaa_base: 
aaa_base: 
aaa_base: 
aaa_base: 
aaa_base: 
bash: GNU bash-2.05
bash: 
bash: The GNU Bourne-Again SHell. Bash is a sh-compatible command
bash: interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or
bash: from a file. Bash also incorporates useful features from the Korn
bash: and C shells (ksh and csh). Bash is ultimately intended to be a
bash: conformant implementation of the IEEE Posix Shell and Tools
bash: specification (IEEE Working Group 1003.2).
bash: 
bash: Bash must be present for the system to boot properly.
bash: 
bash1: GNU bash-1.14.7
bash1: 
bash1: The GNU Bourne-Again SHell. Bash is a sh-compatible command
bash1: interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or
bash1: from a file. Bash also incorporates useful features from the Korn
bash1: and C shells (ksh and csh). Bash is ultimately intended to be a
bash1: conformant implementation of the IEEE Posix Shell and Tools
bash1: specification (IEEE Working Group 1003.2).
bash1: 
bash1: Some older scripts may need /bin/bash1 instead of /bin/bash.
bash1: 
bin: Binaries that go in /bin and /usr/bin.
bin: 
bin: Various programs and utilities required by Slackware:
bin: 
bin:  apm apmd asapm at atd atrun batch bban bpe compress crond crontab
bin:  diskcopy dosfsck ed eject file fiz fromdos gawk hdparm igawk indent
bin:  lha lnsize makewhatis mkdosfs mktemp patch rpm2targz rpmoffset
bin:  savelog sed shar splitvt sysvbanner tempfile time todos tput unarj
bin:  unshar uudecode uuencode volname which xapm xx zcmp zless zoo
bin: 
bin: 
bzip2: bzip2 version 1.0.1 (a block-sorting file compressor)
bzip2: 
bzip2: Bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block sorting text
bzip2: compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally
bzip2: considerably better than that achieved by more conventional
bzip2: LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM
bzip2: family of statistical compressors.
bzip2: 
bzip2: Julian Seward <jseward@acm.org> is the author of bzip2.
bzip2: 
bzip2: 
cpio: The GNU cpio backup and archiving utility v. 2.4.2
cpio: 
cpio: This is GNU cpio, a program to manage archives of files. This package
cpio: also includes mt, a tape drive control program. cpio copies files into
cpio: or out of a cpio or tar archive, which is a file that contains other
cpio: files plus information about them, such as their pathname, owner,
cpio: timestamps, and access permissions. The archive can be another file on
cpio: the disk, a magnetic tape, or a pipe.
cpio: 
cpio: 
cpio: 
cxxlibs: C++ shared libraries
cxxlibs: 
cxxlibs: This package contains the shared libraries needed to run dynamically
cxxlibs: linked C++ binaries.
cxxlibs: 
cxxlibs:  Includes libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so,
cxxlibs:  libstdc++-3-libc6.1-2-2.10.0.so,
cxxlibs:  libstdc++-3-libc6.2-2-2.10.0.so.
cxxlibs: 
cxxlibs: 
cxxlibs: 
devfsd: devfsd-v1.3.11
devfsd: 
devfsd: This package contains the devfsd daemon, which provides intelligent
devfsd: management of device entries in the Device Filesystem (devfs).
devfsd: 
devfsd: devfs and devfsd are the work of Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au).
devfsd: 
devfsd: 
devfsd: 
devfsd: 
devfsd: 
devs: Device files
devs: 
devs: This package creates special files in the /dev directory that
devs: represent your system's hardware.
devs: 
devs: 
devs: 
devs: 
devs: 
devs: 
devs: 
e2fsprog: e2fsprogs-1.19
e2fsprog: 
e2fsprog: Utilities needed to create and maintain ext2 filesystems under Linux.
e2fsprog: Included in this package are: chattr, lsattr, mke2fs, mklost+found,
e2fsprog: tune2fs, fsck, e2fsck, e2label, debugfs, dumpe2fs, badblocks, uuidgen
e2fsprog: and resize2fs.
e2fsprog: 
e2fsprog: These utilities were written by Remy Card (the developer and
e2fsprog: maintainer of the ext2 fs) and Theodore T'so.
e2fsprog: 
e2fsprog: 
elflibs: Assorted ELF shared libraries
elflibs: 
elflibs: This is a collection of shared libraries needed to run Linux code in
elflibs: the ELF binary format. ELF (Executable and Linking Format) is the
elflibs: standard Linux binary format. These libraries are gathered from
elflibs: packages outside of the A series, and are intended to give a fairly
elflibs: complete set of runtime ELF libraries when added to the glibcso
elflibs: package (also in the A series). If you're doing a full installation,
elflibs: these libraries are redundant, but installing them doesn't hurt.
elflibs: 
elflibs: 
elvis: elvis-2.1_4
elvis: 
elvis: Elvis is a text editor. It is intended to be a modern replacement
elvis: for the classic ex/vi editor of UNIX fame. Elvis supports many new
elvis: features, including multiple edit buffers, multiple windows, and a
elvis: variety of display modes.
elvis: 
elvis: As elvis is Slackware's default vi, this is a required package.
elvis: 
elvis: 
elvis: 
etc: /etc configuration files
etc: 
etc: System configuration files. The /etc directory is traditionally the
etc: location where configuration files are found.
etc: 
etc: 
etc: 
etc: 
etc: 
etc: 
etc: 
fileutls: fileutils-4.1
fileutls: 
fileutls: These are the GNU file management utilities. Most of these programs
fileutls: have significant advantages over their Unix counterparts, such as
fileutls: greater speed, additional options, and fewer arbitrary limits.
fileutls: 
fileutls: These utilities are included:
fileutls:  chgrp chmod chown cp dd df dircolors du ginstall ln ls
fileutls:  mkdir mkfifo mknod mv rm rmdir shred sync touch
fileutls: 
fileutls: 
find: GNU findutils-4.1
find: 
find: This package contains the GNU find, xargs, and locate programs.
find: find and xargs comply with POSIX 1003.2. They also support some
find: additional options, some borrowed from Unix and some unique to GNU.
find: 
find: 
find: 
find: 
find: 
find: 
floppy: floppy disk utilities
floppy: 
floppy: Contains fdutils-5.4, tools to test and format floppy disks; and
floppy: mtools-3.9.7, a collection of utilities for using DOS/Windows floppy
floppy: disks with Linux.
floppy: 
floppy: 
floppy: 
floppy: 
floppy: 
floppy: 
getty_ps: getty_ps 2.0.7j
getty_ps: 
getty_ps: /sbin/getty and /sbin/uugetty.
getty_ps: These control the process of logging into your system, and may be used
getty_ps: instead of 'agetty', which is the default getty included with the
getty_ps: util-linux package. getty_ps supports a number of enhancements such as
getty_ps: ringback support.
getty_ps: 
getty_ps: 
getty_ps: 
getty_ps: 
glibcso: glibc-2.2.3 runtime support
glibcso: 
glibcso: This package contains the shared libraries, binaries, and support
glibcso: files required to run most Linux applications linked with glibc.
glibcso: 
glibcso: 
glibcso: 
glibcso: 
glibcso: 
glibcso: 
glibcso: 
gpm: gpm-1.19.3
gpm: 
gpm: The general purpose mouse server, or gpm, allows you to use the mouse
gpm: to cut and paste text from the screen. It also acts as a mouse
gpm: server for applications running on the Linux console, such as the
gpm: Midnight Commander file manager and dialog.
gpm: 
gpm: NOTE: This program may cause problems when you start X on systems
gpm: that do not use a serial mouse. If you get an 'unable to open mouse
gpm: device' error from X, disable /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm.
gpm: 
grep: GNU grep 2.4.2
grep: 
grep: Grep searches the named input files (or standard input if no files are
grep: named, or the file name - is given) for lines containing a match to
grep: the given pattern. This is the 'fastest grep in the west' (we hope).
grep: 
grep: 
grep: 
grep: 
grep: 
grep: 
gzip: GNU zip compression utilities. (v. 1.2.4a)
gzip: 
gzip: Gzip reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding
gzip: (LZ77). Whenever possible, each file is replaced by one with the
gzip: extension .gz, while keeping the same ownership modes, access and
gzip: modification times.
gzip: 
gzip: 
gzip: 
gzip: 
gzip: 
hdsetup: The Slackware setup/package maintenance system v. 7.3.0
hdsetup: 
hdsetup: The full screen and tty versions of setup and pkgtool, two utilities
hdsetup: included with Slackware that allow you to easily install software
hdsetup: packages, remove software packages, and review the installed software
hdsetup: packages.
hdsetup: 
hdsetup: Also contains the command line utilities 'installpkg', 'removepkg',
hdsetup: 'makepkg', 'explodepkg', and 'upgradepkg' that install, remove, build,
hdsetup: examine, and upgrade software packages. Man pages are included.
hdsetup: 
infozip: Info-ZIP's zip 2.3 and unzip 5.41 utilities
infozip: 
infozip: zip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, VMS, MSDOS,
infozip: OS/2, Windows NT, Minix, Atari and Macintosh, Amiga and Acorn RISC OS.
infozip: It is analogous to a combination of the UNIX commands tar(1) and
infozip: compress(1) and is compatible with PKZIP (Phil Katz's ZIP). A
infozip: companion program (unzip(1L)), unpacks zip archives.
infozip: 
infozip: 
infozip: 
infozip: 
kbd: kbd-1.06
kbd: 
kbd: Load and save keyboard mappings. Needed if you are not using the US
kbd: keyboard map. This package also contains utilities to change your
kbd: console fonts - if you install it you'll get a menu later on that lets
kbd: you select from many different fonts. If you like one, you can make it
kbd: your default font. A new default font can be chosen at any time by
kbd: typing 'fontconfig'.
kbd: 
kbd: 
kbd: 
less: less-358
less: 
less: Less is a paginator similar to more(1), but which allows backward
less: movement in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not
less: have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large
less: input files it starts up faster than text editors like vi(1).
less: 
less: Less was written by Mark Nudelman.
less: 
less: 
less: 
lpr: lpr-0.48-1
lpr: 
lpr: This is the lpr printing suite ported from BSD. It's the most
lpr: standard UN*X printing system in current use. If you're interested
lpr: in automatic detection of PostScript and DVI files, check out the
lpr: apsfilter add-on in Slackware's AP package series.
lpr: 
lpr: 
lpr: 
lpr: 
lpr: 
minicom: Minicom 1.83.1
minicom: 
minicom: Minicom - a full featured menu-driven communications package similar
minicom: to the DOS program 'Telix'. Also includes sz/rz - utilities used to
minicom: upload and download files using the Zmodem protocol.
minicom: 
minicom: 
minicom: 
minicom: 
minicom: 
minicom: 
modules: Linux kernel modules for 2.2.20pre2
modules: 
modules: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically
modules: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most
modules: of these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives,
modules: tape drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load
modules: by editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules.
modules: 
modules: 
modules: 
modules: 
modutils: modutils-2.4.6
modutils: 
modutils: Utilities to use kernel modules. These tools are used for loading
modutils: and unloading chunks of kernel code on the fly, to add support for a
modutils: CD-ROM drive or ethernet card, for instance.
modutils: 
modutils: Many Linux drivers are provided as kernel modules, and some packages
modutils: (like the PCMCIA package) require the module utilities to work, so you
modutils: probably want to install these.
modutils: 
modutils: 
ossllibs: openssl-0.9.6a shared libraries
ossllibs: 
ossllibs: These shared libraries provide encryption routines required by programs
ossllibs: such as openssh. They are also used by KDE's Konqueror web browser to
ossllibs: provide secure web connections.
ossllibs: 
ossllibs: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for
ossllibs: use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org). This product
ossllibs: includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
ossllibs: (eay@cryptsoft.com). This product includes software written by Tim
ossllibs: Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
pciutils: pciutils-2.1.8 (Linux PCI utilities)
pciutils: 
pciutils: lspci displays detailed information about all PCI buses and devices
pciutils: in the system, replacing the original /proc/pci interface.
pciutils: 
pciutils: setpci allows reading from and writing to PCI device configuration
pciutils: registers. For example, you can adjust the latency timers with it.
pciutils: 
pciutils: See manual pages for more details.
pciutils: 
pciutils: 
procps: procps-2.0.7, psmisc-18, procinfo-17
procps: 
procps: Utilities for displaying process and memory information written by
procps: Michael K. Johnson, Werner Almesberger, Charles Blake, Branko
procps: Lankester, Robert Nation, David Engel, Larry Greenfield, Roger Binns,
procps: Sander van Malssen, and Brian Edmonds.
procps: 
procps: 
procps: 
procps: 
procps: 
reiserfs: reiserfsprogs-3.x.0j
reiserfs: 
reiserfs: These utilities are used for Reiserfs. Reiserfs is a file system
reiserfs: based on balanced tree algorithms. Learn more at the home site:
reiserfs: http://www.namesys.com
reiserfs: 
reiserfs: Reiserfs is the work of Hans Reiser and many others. See the file
reiserfs: /usr/doc/reiserfs*/README for full credits.
reiserfs: 
reiserfs: 
reiserfs: 
sh_utils: GNU sh-utils-2.0
sh_utils: 
sh_utils: This is a package of small shell programming utilities. They are
sh_utils: mostly compliant with POSIX.2, where applicable.
sh_utils: 
sh_utils: The programs in this package are:
sh_utils:  basename chroot date dirname echo env expr false hostid logname
sh_utils:  nice nohup pathchk pinky printenv printf sleep stty tee test true
sh_utils:  tty uname who whoami yes
sh_utils: 
sh_utils: 
shadow: Shadow password suite (shadow-19990827)
shadow: 
shadow: This set of login related programs utilizes an alternate, non-readable
shadow: file to contain the actual encrypted passwords. This is presumed to
shadow: increase system security by increasing the difficulty with which
shadow: system crackers obtain encrypted passwords. It was written by
shadow: Julianne Frances Haugh and the Linux port is maintained by Marek
shadow: Michalkiewicz.
shadow: 
shadow: 
shadow: 
silo: Sparc Improved Loader (SILO 1.2.5)
silo: 
silo: The SPARC Improved Loader (SILO) must be used to boot Linux from your
silo: hard disk or CD-ROM. It installs to the boot block of the hard disk
silo: and can boot Linux, Solaris, or SunOS.
silo: 
silo: 
silo: 
silo: 
silo: 
silo: 
sparcutils: SPARC Utilities
sparcutils: 
sparcutils: Contains various tools specific to the SPARC platform.
sparcutils: 
sparcutils: Programs included:
sparcutils:  elftoaout-2.3, piggyback, piggyback64, ethtool, prtconf, flashprom
sparcutils:  and sparc32-1.1
sparcutils: 
sparcutils: 
sparcutils: 
sparcutils: 
sysklogd: Sysklogd 1.4.1
sysklogd: 
sysklogd: Dr. Greg Wettstein and Stephen Tweedie's syslogd/klogd.
sysklogd: 
sysklogd: This package contains a modified version of syslogd for the Linux
sysklogd: environment. An additional utility, klogd, is included which allows
sysklogd: kernel logging to be directed through the syslogd facility.
sysklogd: Syslogd and klogd are started when your system boots.
sysklogd: 
sysklogd: 
sysklogd: 
sysvinit: sysvinit-2.78
sysvinit: 
sysvinit: System V style init programs by Miquel van Smoorenburg that control
sysvinit: the booting and shutdown of your system. These support a number of
sysvinit: system runlevels, each with a specific set of utilities spawned. For
sysvinit: example, the normal system runlevel is 3, which starts agetty on
sysvinit: virtual consoles tty1 - tty6. Runlevel 4 starts xdm. Runlevel 0 shuts
sysvinit: the system down. See the documentation in /usr/doc/sysvinit and the
sysvinit: scripts in /etc/rc.d for more information.
sysvinit: 
sysvinit: 
tar: GNU tar 1.13
tar: 
tar: Tape ARchiver - adds and extracts files and directories to/from tape
tar: or archive files. This version of tar also supports archive
tar: compression using GNU zip or bzip2.
tar: 
tar: 
tar: 
tar: 
tar: 
tar: 
tcsh: tcsh 6.10
tcsh: 
tcsh: tcsh is an enhanced but completely compatible version of the Berkeley
tcsh: UNIX C shell, csh(1). It is a command language interpreter usable both
tcsh: as an interactive login shell and a shell script command processor. It
tcsh: includes a command-line editor, programmable word completion, spelling
tcsh: correction, a history mechanism, job control, and a C-like syntax.
tcsh: 
tcsh: 
tcsh: 
tcsh: 
txtutils: GNU textutils-2.0
txtutils: 
txtutils: These are the GNU text file (actually, file contents) processing
txtutils: utilities. Most of these programs have significant advantages over
txtutils: their Unix counterparts, such as greater speed, additional options,
txtutils: and fewer arbitrary limits.
txtutils: 
txtutils: The programs in this package are: cat, cksum, comm, csplit, cut,
txtutils: expand, fold, head, join, md5sum, nl, od, paste, pr, ptx, sort, split,
txtutils: sum, tac, tail, tr, tsort, unexpand, uniq, and wc.
txtutils: 
umsprogs: umsdos-progs-1.13
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: Various utilities needed by Jacques Gelinas' UMSDOS filesystem.
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
umsprogs: 
util: util-linux 2.11b - A huge collection of essential utilities.
util: 
util: agetty arch banner blockdev cal cfdisk chkdupexe clear clock col
util: colcrt colrm column ctrlaltdel cytune ddate dmesg dnsdomainname
util: domainname elvtune fdformat fdisk fsck.minix getopt getoptprog hexdump
util: hostname hwclock ipcrm ipcs isosize jaztool last logger look losetup
util: mcookie mesg mkfs mkfs.bfs mkfs.minix mkswap more mount namei
util: nisdomainname ramsize readprofile rename renice reset rev rootflags
util: script setfdprm setserial setsid setterm sfdisk sln strings swapdev
util: swapoff swapon tunelp ul umount update vidmode wall whereis write
util: ypdomainname ziptool
vmlinux: Linux kernel version 2.2.20pre2
vmlinux: 
vmlinux: This package includes the kernel image and System.map file. Both the
vmlinux: 32-bit and 64-bit kernels are included, the proper one for your system
vmlinux: will be enabled during the package installation.
vmlinux: 
vmlinux: 
vmlinux: 
vmlinux: 
vmlinux: 
vmlinux: 
zoneinfo: time zone database
zoneinfo: 
zoneinfo: This package allows you to configure your time zone.
zoneinfo: 
zoneinfo: This database comes from glibc-2.2.3, and is based on the tzdata2000g
zoneinfo: package by Arthur David Olson et.al. The latest version and more
zoneinfo: information may be found at ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/
zoneinfo: 
zoneinfo: Use the timeconfig utility to set your local time zone.
zoneinfo: 
zoneinfo: