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Epkg - Package manager for the Encap package management system

'epkg' is a package manager which uses the Encap Package Management System, a method for flexibly handling installation and management of third-party software on a Unix system. Encap places each package in its own subdirectory, then automatically manages symlinks to their appropriate places in /usr/local.

epkg supports the Encap 2.0 package format, which includes postinstall scripts and prerequisite checking. Other features include builtin tar/gzip extraction, optional builtin FTP support, transaction logging, and the ability to automatically upgrade a package to the latest version.



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Web pagehttp://www.encap.org/
Source tarballhttp://www.encap.org/epkg/
Version 2.3.9 (stable) released on 2004-07-19
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is not a GNU package.

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Related information

Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC
Source prerequisiteszlib, libtar, fget

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2002-11-21
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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