What is this site all about? Isn't there already a Zenwalk Package Search?

The ZUR aims to be a place where Zenwalk users can contribute and collaborate on packages that aren't necessarily found on the official repositories. It is focused on providing as much information as possible to users and contributors about a package's maintainer, dependencies, program bugs, and other issues.

The current Zenwalk Package Search is geared towards searching for official Zenwalk packages only.

What kinds of things can I do on the ZUR?

There are quite a few things you can do..

• Set your packages' status to 'Testing' to get users to test your package
• Upload screenshots and arbitrary files for your packages
• Provide detailed instructions for users about how your packages should be installed/used
• Lookup packages based on name, description, category, owner, or status
• Contact package maintainers through a secure email form
• Comment on specific packages
• Add links to your own FTP space where your packages can be found
• Compose Zenwalk Forum "Package test" and "FIFO" messages, with your package file links already in place
• Easily take ownership and orphan packages

How do I build/install a package from a ZENBUILD file?

1. Browse or Search until you find the program you are looking for
2. Download the ZENBUILD
3. In your Terminal, go to the download directory, make a new folder for your package, and put the ZENBUILD file in that folder.
4. Edit the ZENBUILD and make sure the details and version are up-to-date and correct.
5. Type: su root
6. Type: buildpkg -x
7. Type: installpkg <package name>

How do I add my own packages to the repository?

1. Browse or Search the existing repository to see if that program is already being maintained
2. If you're ready to get involved, register for an account, and then go through the validation process
3. Once validated, log in and under 'User Actions', click on 'Add new package'
4. Fill out the necessary information and upload your package files.

What are the different ways I can find a package?

• Search by name: http://zur.zenwalk.org/view/packages/name/filezilla
• Search by category: http://zur.zenwalk.org/view/packages/category/xap
• Search by owner: http://zur.zenwalk.org/view/packages/owner/Atticus

What is a .src file and why do packagers need one?

A .src file is a simple text file that contains a link to your package's files. Each package has its own .src file, and each .src file contains links to all the files needed to install and run that package. As of May 2008, Zenwalk is putting a lot of effort into providing a source repository for its packages, and this is the ZUR's way of helping out. An example of a proper .src file follows:

http://example.com/files/ZENBUILD
http://example.com/files/file-source-1.2.3.tar.bz2
http://example.com/files/build-file.log
http://example.com/files/build-file.sh

If your files are located on the ZUR server, you can use that as the host in your .src file.