help with slackware

[jwall213]

I am trying to install a torrent program on my new slackware 11.0 machine
can i not use an rpm?
how can I get a program to use torrents?

[oz]

No, Slackware doesn't use RPMs. Go to http://www.linuxpackages.net and see if they have a ready to go package for Slackware.

[jwall213]

No, Slackware doesn't use RPMs. Go to http://www.linuxpackages.net and see if they have a ready to go package for Slackware.

I want to get gnome on my machine also do you know how to do this?
How do I install a package once I have downloaded it?

[oz]

I think Gnome is no longer included on the Slackware CDs, but lots of Slack users like Dropline Gnome for Slack:

http://www.droplinegnome.net/

When I ran Slackware, I always used pkgtool to install packages. Go to a terminal, su to root, and run the pkgtool command.

[jwall213]

and the how to install packages on slackware thing is not helpful, I have installed the package using kpackage
NOW HOW DO I USE IT?

[littledrop]

Installing software using pkgtool (Slackware)

Slackware packages are usually distributed as .tgz files containing pre-built binaries. To install a Slackware package, you first need to manually download it. A good place to start searching for Slackware packages is www.linuxpackages.net.

Once you have downloaded the package, install it using the command:

# installpkg some-package.tgz

Uninstalling is also simple:

# removepkg some-package.tgz

You can also install, remove and list packages on your system using the pkgtool and follow the on-screen prompts:

# pkgtool


Its very simple... You need to try few installations/uninstallations

say you have package ocrad...x....xxx.tgz
now you will install it
installpkg ocrad...x....xxx.tgz
To run type ocrad


Now download few packages from linuxpackages.net, install them ,run & remove them

You will also see their entry in menus when you log off and login back again.