stow: GNU Stow (a tool for managing the installation of software packages) stow: stow: GNU Stow is a program for managing the installation of software stow: packages, keeping them separate (/usr/local/stow/emacs stow: vs. /usr/local/stow/perl, for example) while making them appear to be stow: installed in the same place (/usr/local). stow: stow: http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnustow/ stow: stow: stow: Slackware package by Patrik Rådman.