Simple Perl Package Manager

If you are a Perl user who is always in search of new package managers, Simple Perl Package Manager can be a great addition to your toolkit. This package manager is designed to track the system files that are added or deleted. This is done with the help of "find," which is used to detect modified files using installwatch. Additionally, it is able to make backups of modified or deleted files, and remove, list, or make a tarball of a package.

One of the great features of Simple Perl Package Manager is that it can record MD5 checksums of all installed files. To help users verify them and check other attributes of a package, it also includes a script. When it comes to requirements, you will need /bin/sh (bash), find (if installwatch is present), and Perl. It has previously been tested with Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.0, but it should be compatible with any version of Perl 5.

Simple Perl Package Manager also has the capability to utilize installwatch. While it is possible to use it without installwatch, this function is needed for adding modified (already existing) files to a package list and for automatic backups of modified or overwritten files.

The installation process for Simple Perl Package Manager is straightforward. You can run either ./install1 or ./install2 to install it. It's also possible to untar the archive into the location where you want to install it, and then rename the directory. For example, to install to /var/sppm, you would type "tar -xvf --bzip2 sppm-x.xx.tar.bz2 mv sppm-x.xx/ sppm/". You can replace tar's options with the appropriate ones for the archive type, which can be gzip or bzip2, and replace "x.xx" with the version of SSPM you are using.

In the latest release, Simple Perl Package Manager includes various fixes and feature enhancements. So if you're looking for a reliable package manager, Simple Perl Package Manager is definitely worth a look.