- SlackGrade -

SlackGrade is a utility that allows Slackware Linux users to keep the system
always up to date with the latest offcial packages available in the main Slackware
distribution sources on the web, by listing, downloading and upgrading its with ease,
in just a few mouse clicks, through a nice X-based wizard like interface.



- slackgrade's sourceforge project page -

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- current release -

version: 0.0.2exp1 (01 Oct 2004)
this is an experimental release
by this reason, is not a bug-free software
despite this, it's already working well :)

See the Changelog for details

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Version 0.0.2a1 is an urgent release that corrects a problem experienced by some
users that freeze and/or gives an "Unable to load server settings" message when
running Slackware10 with updated kernel-2.4.27 and glibc-2.3.2/2.3.3

No other changes in this urgent release to avoid interferences with the current
(unreleased) development tree. However, CVS was updated with this fix.

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- download SlackGrade -

- stand-alone x86 binary: slackware package -
(wxGTK 2.4.2 static linked)
slackgrade-0.0.2exp1-i486-2.tgz

- source tarball -
(applies to both, stand-alone and embedded modes)
slackgrade-0.0.2exp1-src.tar.gz

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- screenshots -


choosing the update action


selecting Slackware distribution source


getting new packages list


listing newest packages


downloading new packages

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- SlackGrade [embedded] in XPKGTOOL¹ project -

XPKGTOOL, since the 0.0.8a release, includes an embedded version of
SlackGrade, that runs as a built-in component. This way, if you're using
XPKGTOOL, probably you'll not need SlackGrade as a stand-alone utility.

However, if you want a stand-alone version, you're in the right place :)

Anyway, you're welcome to know XPKGTOOL.

¹ XPKGTOOL: The Slackware Package Manager for X

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- CVS -

You can get the latest (unstable) development snapshots of SlackGrade via anonymous CVS:

# cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/slackgrade login

When prompted for a password, just press the < ENTER > key, then check out for SlackGrade:

# cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/slackgrade co slackgrade

Done. A root tree containing the latest sources for SlackGrade are on the current directory.

You can now logout from CVS:
# cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/slackgrade logout

However, remember: development versions may not work well as expected.

You can also browse SlackGrade CVS tree in a web based interface clicking here.

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wxWidgets
Cross Plataform GUI Library


Designed for Slackware Linux

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- license -

SlackGrade is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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Copyright (c) 2004 Marcelo A. B. Slomp - Brazil

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