assuming you went through the post-install already
mv -i /etc/slackpkg/mirrors /etc/slackpkg/mirrors.dist vi /etc/slackpkg/mirrors (MIRROR URL) slackpkg update slackpkg search htop slackpkg install htop libunwind slackpkg install vim-8 git
Eventually disable dialog
#mv -i /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf.dist #grep -vE '^[[:space:]]*(#|$)' /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf.dist > /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf #vi /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf #DIALOG=off
Now please take the chance to patch your system.
Check what you have (just slackpkg or also slackpkg+)
ls -lF /var/log/packages/slackpkg*
Grab & install the latest release
wget https://slakfinder.org/slackpkg+/pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.0-noarch-12mt.txz installpkg --terse slackpkg+-1.7.0-noarch-12mt.txz upgradepkg --terse slackpkg+-1.7.0-noarch-12mt.txz
and setup e.g. Multilib and SBo binaries with slackonly
cp -pi /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf.dist vi /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf mv -i /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf.dist grep -vE '^[[:space:]]*(#|$)' /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf.dist > /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf vi /etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf REPOPLUS=( slackpkgplus multilib slackonly ) #more: restricted alienbob slacky
14.2
MIRRORPLUS['multilib']=http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/people/alien/multilib/14.2/ MIRRORPLUS['slackonly']=http://packages.slackonly.com/pub/packages/14.2-x86_64/
current
MIRRORPLUS['multilib']=http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/people/alien/multilib/current/ MIRRORPLUS['slackonly']=https://slackonly.com/pub/packages/current-x86_64/
apply it all
slackpkg update gpg slackpkg update slackpkg search bonnie++
Package Management: A Hands-On Explanation https://docs.slackware.com/slackware:package_management_hands_on
Slackware Package Finder https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/index.php
packages.slackware.com https://packages.slackware.com/
Slackpkg+ - A slackpkg plugin for third-party repositories http://slakfinder.org/slackpkg+.html
slackpkg+ http://slakfinder.org/slackpkg+/pkg/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/slackpkgplus/files/
Introducing slackpkg+, an extension to slackpkg for 3rd party repositories https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/introducing-slackpkg-an-extension-to-slackpkg-for-3rd-party-repositories/
zuno/slackpkgplus https://github.com/zuno/slackpkgplus
SlackOnly https://slackonly.com/readme.html
rworkman’s Slackware Packages https://rlworkman.net/pkgs/
slpkg - Slackware Linux Package Manager https://dslackw.gitlab.io/slpkg/
slapt-get https://software.jaos.org/ https://software.jaos.org/git/slapt-get/