Pkgtxt2db is a utility for Slackware and Slackware-based operating systems which converts PACKAGES.TXT to various database formats. It currently supports CSV, JSON, SQLite, and XML.
| Tags | Utilites |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Revised |
| Operating Systems | Salix Slackware Linux |
| Implementation | Python |
Recent releases


Release Notes: CSV output bugfixes. Adds missing values (suggested dependencies and conflicted packages). Rewritten to use the Python ParsePkgtxt Class.


Release Notes: This release adds SQLite exporting and code cleanup.


Release Notes: This release converts the code from Perl to Python, supports the Slackware extra and patches directories, and lets the output filename be chosen.


Release Notes: This release adds XML exportation and cleans the pkgdesc variable of the parasite characters <, >, ", and &.


Release Notes: This release adds pkgdesc to CSV DB, adds "" delimiters to CSV (safer for MySQL importation), removes garbages from the Slackware DB output, fixes pkgdesc to be a one-line var, and adds output examples in /examples.