This is the bsdmainutils package from Debian. It's a collection of common BSD utilities, compiled from different sources, by the Debian folks. It includes tools such as the classic 'calendar'. This SlackBuild uses the Debian sources to create a suitable package for Slackware. Hdate (and it's python bindings) is a build-time dependency, that is built in this same package, but not installed. Because it's a package for Slackware, and not Debian, it bears the following differences from the original Debian package: - Utilities that conflict with Slackware's util-linux have been removed. - /etc/cron.daily/bsdmainutils and /etc/default/bsdmainutils have been installed in /usr/doc as cron.daily, and bsdmainutils.default, respectively. Please verify that these scripts work on your machine before using them in production. They were tailored for Debian, not Slackware! - The postinst and prerm scripts aren't installed, because they're unnecessary in the context of Slackware. - Slight structure alterations to fit with the Slackware filesystem. See the SlackBuild for more details.