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sysmaint-scripts-slackware

Automated system maintenance scripts for Slackware, including package updates, Perl module updates, and Python PIP module updates.

Prerequisites

Required

  • slapt-get – Slackware package manager extension for dependency handling and updates. Installation & info: https://github.com/jaos/slapt-get

  • Perl – Base Perl interpreter. The perthings script updates Perl modules via CPAN. Optional CPAN utilities may include cpan-outdated.

  • Python & pip – Base Python interpreter. The pipthings script updates Python packages via pip-review.

Optional / Recommended

Included Scripts

1. System Updates (sysmaint-scripts-slackware)

  • Uses slapt-get to update system packages.

  • Handles:

    • MD5 mismatches
    • HTTP errors
    • Excluded packages and sources

  • Supports moving the file manager window to a specific workspace for visibility.

Example usage:

windowtomoveto="4"
wintomv="/path/to/package/dir"
. /etc/windowlabelandmove.sh
wlm-fn_windowlabelandmove

2. Perl Module Updates (perthings)

  • Updates Perl modules via cpan.

  • Excludes modules listed in ExcludedModules.

  • Attempts updates up to 5 times to handle dependency chains.

  • Tracks:

    • Modules successfully updated
    • Excluded modules installed
    • Excluded modules not installed
    • Failed updates

Configure excluded modules:

ExcludedModules="Image::Magick,ExtUtils::Command,ExtUtils::Install,File::Temp,DBD::mysql,Time::Piece"

Run script:

./perthings.sh

3. Python PIP Updates (pipthings)

  • Updates Python packages via pip-review.
  • Clears pip cache on each attempt.
  • Loops up to 5 times to handle recursive dependency installations.
  • Skips if everything is already up-to-date.

Run script:

./pipthings.sh

Notes

  • The scripts are designed for unattended execution (e.g., cron jobs), but some display behavior (workspace/window moves) may require a running X server.
  • Excluded modules/packages allow safe skipping of critical or problematic items.
  • The scripts use set -euo pipefail for strict error handling wherever appropriate.
  • To remove a Perl module manually:
perldoc -l Module::Name
rm -rf /path/to/module.pm

License

MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.