upgradepkg
Upgrade Slackware packages by replacing existing packages with new versions. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Upgrade a package
sudo upgradepkg path/to/package.tgzIdentifyUpgrade a package, installing it if not already present
sudo upgradepkg --install-new path/to/package.tgzIdentifyReinstall a package (even if the same version is already installed)
sudo upgradepkg --reinstall path/to/package.tgzIdentifySimulate an upgrade, showing what would happen
upgradepkg --dry-run path/to/package.tgzIdentifyUpgrade a package and show detailed progress
sudo upgradepkg --verbose path/to/package.tgzIdentify