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I had problems to install 'SpiderOakONE-6.1.5-x86_64-1.tgz' using . With installpkg it went fine - and i do not understand the reason why (btw, is that a problem that i used the slackware command?).

TIA

spi is for downloading and (possibly building then) installing a package from a repository. To do that you would write:in other words, use the base name of the package, not the path to the file.

But if you want to install a package that you have stored locally, use "spkg" not "spi". In this case you would write: Also, bear in mind that spi can get automatically the missing dependencies, which spkg does not (it behaves the same way as installpkg in that respect). So, if you use spkg you will have to take care of the dependencies yourself.

To know more, as usual, type in a terminal "man spi" and "man spkg".

Thanks a lot for the explanation! Package management is allways and all over a bit different
(Having used installpkg is not a problem, i presume(?) ...)

It is generally better to use spkg.