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The [Package] format is as simple as it gets - plain old [TarBall]s of the files to install, plus an installation script. [Slackware] itself offers only rudimentary [PackageManagementTool]s that mainly aid upgrading or uninstalling. However, a variety of third party [PackageManagementTool]s that include dependency resolution now exist, several of which are endorsed by [Slackware].
Installation of software not included in the current or latest version of the distribution usually means compiling from source, though a third party package repository exists at [Linuxpackages.net | http://linuxpackages.net]. You definitely want to have a look at [checkinstall | http://freshmeat.net/projects/checkinstall/], a thiry party utility which monitors __make install__ (or any other installation process) and assembles the copied files into a package, making later removal sane and simple.
-The current version of the distribution is 10.] and [GNOME
], all the rest is on the first disc.
+The current version of the distribution is 10.2
. It comes on two CDs chock full of goodies. The second contains mainly [KDE], all the rest is on the first disc.
See also
* [The Slackware Linux Project|http://www.slackware.com]
* [Swaret (sort of apt for Slack)|http://www.swaret.org]
