I think you can just download the TazPkg. The packages are available from the SliTaz website.

Once you've downloaded this file you can use the following steps to manually unpack its files.

Steps

  1. Download

    $ wget http://mirror.slitaz.org/packages/cooking/tazpkg-5.1.tazpkg
    
  2. uncompress file

    $ mv tazpkg-5.1.tazpkg tazpkg-5.1.tazpkg.gz
    $ gunzip tazpkg-5.1.tazpkg.gz
    
  3. cpio extract archive

    $ cpio -id < tazpkg-5.1.tazpkg
    
  4. contents of extracted archive

    $ ls -l
    total 152
    -rw-r--r-- 1 saml saml  1213 Oct 24 22:57 files.list
    -rw-r--r-- 1 saml saml 66044 Oct 24 22:57 fs.cpio.lzma
    -rw-r--r-- 1 saml saml  1958 Oct 24 22:57 md5sum
    -rw-r--r-- 1 saml saml  1648 Oct 24 22:57 receipt
    
  5. uncopressed .lzma file

    $ lzcat fs.cpio.lzma | cpio -idm
    596 blocks
    
  6. resulting extracted files

    $ find fs/ -ls | head -5
    10895752    4 drwxr-xr-x   4 saml     saml         4096 Oct 24 22:59 fs/
    10895756    4 drwxr-xr-x   4 saml     saml         4096 Oct 24 22:59 fs/usr
    10895757    4 drwxr-xr-x   8 saml     saml         4096 Oct 24 22:59 fs/usr/share
    10895758    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 saml     saml         4096 Oct 24 22:59 fs/usr/share/icons
    10895759    4 drwxr-xr-x   3 saml     saml         4096 Oct 24 22:59 fs/usr/share/icons/hicolor
    ....
    

The files in the fs/ directory can then be moved into position to regain the tool tazpkg.

$ find fs/|grep "/bin/tazpkg$"
fs/usr/bin/tazpkg

References

  • How do I use cpio command under Linux?
  • tazpkg fs.cpio.gz not found... fs.cpio.lzma?
Answer from slm on Stack Exchange
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GitHub
github.com › SliTaz-official › tazpkg
GitHub - SliTaz-official/tazpkg: SliTaz Packages manager (git clone)
README for TazPkg - Tiny autonomous packages manager =============================================================================== TazPkg is a small but powerful packages manager for SliTaz GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems.
Author   SliTaz-official
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Slitaz
hg.slitaz.org › tazpkg › raw-file › tip › doc › tazpkg.en.html
TazPkg Manual
March 31, 2016 - TazPkg is a lightweight package manager to install, list, download, update or remove precompiled packages on a GNU/Linux system. TazPkg offers commands for searching and creating packages and was created independently for the project. The format of the packages using the *.tazpkg extension ...
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Readthedocs
slitaz-wiki.readthedocs.io › manuals › tazpkg.html
TazPkg Manual — SliTaz Docs documentation
TazPkg is a lightweight package manager to install, list, download, update or remove precompiled packages on a GNU/Linux system. TazPkg offers commands for searching and creating packages and was created independently for the project. The format of the packages using the *.tazpkg extension ...
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SliTaz
doc.slitaz.org › en:handbook:packages
en:handbook:packages [SliTaz Doc]
August 13, 2022 - Tazpkg is a lightweight package manager for .tazpkg files. Completely written in SHell script, it works well with Busybox ash shell and bash. Tazpkg lets you list, install, remove, download, extract, pack, search, or get information about available or installed packages.
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GitHub
github.com › SliTaz-official › tazpkg › blob › master › tazpkg
tazpkg/tazpkg at master · SliTaz-official/tazpkg
SliTaz Packages manager (git clone). Contribute to SliTaz-official/tazpkg development by creating an account on GitHub.
Author   SliTaz-official
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Readthedocs
slitaz-wiki.readthedocs.io › guides › faq-pkgconv.html
Packages from Other Distributions — SliTaz Docs documentation
The SliTaz Package Manager, Tazpkg, can convert packages from the Debian, RedHat, Slackware and Arch Linux formats, by unpacking them and using the meta-data information inside to create a Tazpkg.
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SliTaz
forum.slitaz.org › topic › how-to-make-a-own-tazpkg
How To make a own tazpkg ?? « SliTaz Forum
My method normally uses the next steps: 1. Download the Debian package of the program I want. 2. Open Sakura and cd to the directory with the package in it. 3. Type tazpkg convert package-name.deb - Note: You do not need to be root for this to work. 4. After it's converted to a tazpkg file, I right click it and extract it.
Find elsewhere
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Slitaz
slitaz.org › en › search.php
SliTaz - Search
Search for packages, files, build logs, receipts, etc. All packages are installable via the package manager Tazpkg using the GUI or the command tazpkg get-install pkgname.
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Slitaz
hg.slitaz.org › tazpkg › rev › 2f3580bd8c0c
tazpkg: 2f3580bd8c0c
TazPkg offers commands for 2.35 @@ -43,10 +43,216 @@ 2.36 2.37 <p>TazPkg is entirely built from scratch using Shell script, compatible with 2.38 Bash; it runs under Ash — part of the Busybox project.
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Linux Questions
linuxquestions.org › questions › linux-software-2 › installing-tazpkg's-927999
Installing .tazpkg's?
February 6, 2012 - i have been trying to install a .tazpkg, but it just doesnt work. I am runnung a slitaz OS. i type in "tazpkg install[package-name.tazpkg] in x
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Puppy Linux Discussion Forum
oldforum.puppylinux.com › board index › advanced topics › cutting edge
TazPkg for Puppy and Dogs (alpha) - (old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum
June 11, 2020 - Tazpkg is a package manager of Slitaz written entirely on bash. This experimental package is a modified version of tazpkg that works on puppy and dog distros. It requires busybox, awk ,Xdialog, dialog, and yad. It can accept PET, DEB, RPM, Slackware, and Arch Linux package via alientaz.
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Slitaz
hg.slitaz.org › tazpkg › diff › 32b0f10852ee › tazpkg
tazpkg: tazpkg diff
$INSTALLED/$pkg/receipt 1.42 + grep -q ^$PACKAGE-$VERSION$ $FLAVOR.pkglist && continue 1.43 + tazpkg remove $PACKAGE 1.44 + done 1.45 + else 1.46 + echo "Can't find flavor $FLAVOR Abort." 1.47 + fi 1.48 + cd $TOP_DIR 1.49 + rm -rf $TMP_DIR 1.50 +} 1.51 + 1.52 ################### 1.53 # Tazpkg commands # 1.54 ################### 1.55 @@ -815,6 +853,24 @@ 1.56 fi 1.57 done 1.58 ;; 1.59 + add-flavor) 1.60 + # Install a set of packages from a flavor.
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Clarkson
mirror.clarkson.edu › slitaz › packages › cooking
Index of /slitaz/packages/cooking/
../ 0install-1.13.tazpkg 06-Feb-2026 16:19 253240 2048-20140319.tazpkg 08-Oct-2025 13:59 221704 8086tiny-1.25.tazpkg 06-Feb-2026 16:19 22488 915resolution-0.5.3.tazpkg 21-Aug-2025 13:10 8872 Arkanoid-20160919.tazpkg 28-Feb-2024 11:17 365800 BootProg-slitaz.tazpkg 06-Feb-2026 16:19 4588 Connect-Four-20140416.tazpkg 08-Oct-2025 13:59 1501808 GConf-3.2.6.tazpkg 06-Feb-2026 16:20 176304 GConf-dev-3.2.6.tazpkg 06-Feb-2026 16:20 120576 Geomyidae-0.34.tazpkg 21-Aug-2025 13:11 14016 GreenMahjong-2.2.0.tazpkg 08-Oct-2025 13:59 6327900 ID 10-May-2026 07:51 33 IDs 10-May-2026 07:51 44 ORBit2-2.14.19.tazp
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SliTaz
forum.slitaz.org › topic › tazpkg-broken-packages
tazpkg broken packages « SliTaz Forum
January 20, 2021 - #!/bin/sh # Tazpkg - Tiny autonomous zone packages manager. # # This is a lightwight packages manager for *.tazpkg files, all written in # SHell script. It works well with Busybox ash shell and bash. Tazpkg lets you # list, install, remove, download or get information about a package.