diff --git a/SBO-Lib/lib/SBO/Lib.pm b/SBO-Lib/lib/SBO/Lib.pm
index 8d22ecd..862886c 100644
--- a/SBO-Lib/lib/SBO/Lib.pm
+++ b/SBO-Lib/lib/SBO/Lib.pm
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
 	do_upgradepkg
 	get_sbo_location
 	get_sbo_locations
+	get_slack_version
 	get_from_info
+	get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt
 	get_tmp_extfn
 	get_arch
 	get_build_queue
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
 	get_opts
 	ask_opts
 	user_prompt
+	get_slackbuild
 	process_sbos
 	print_failures
 	usage_error
@@ -234,17 +237,29 @@ sub rsync_sbo_tree {
 	say 'Finished.' and return $out;
 }
 
+# Use wget to retreive Slackbuilds list.
+sub wget_slackbuilds_txt {
+	my $slk_version = get_slack_version();
+	chdir $config{SBO_HOME};
+	my @arg = ('wget', '--no-check-certificate', "https://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/$slk_version/SLACKBUILDS.TXT.gz");
+	my $out = system @arg;
+	@arg = ('gunzip', '-f', 'SLACKBUILDS.TXT.gz');
+	$out = system @arg;
+}
+
 # wrappers for differing checks and output
 sub fetch_tree {
 	check_home();
 	say 'Pulling SlackBuilds tree...';
-	rsync_sbo_tree(), return 1;
+	# rsync_sbo_tree(), return 1;
+	wget_slackbuilds_txt(), return 1;
 }
 
 sub update_tree {
 	fetch_tree(), return() unless chk_slackbuilds_txt();
 	say 'Updating SlackBuilds tree...';
-	rsync_sbo_tree(), return 1;
+	# rsync_sbo_tree(), return 1;
+	wget_slackbuilds_txt(), return 1;
 }
 
 # if the SLACKBUILDS.TXT is not in $config{SBO_HOME}, we assume the tree has
@@ -384,10 +399,62 @@ sub get_from_info {
 	return $store->{$args{GET}};
 }
 
+# pull piece(s) of data, GET, from the SLACKBUILDS.TXT file.
+sub get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt {
+	my %args = (
+		NAME	=> '',
+		GET			=> '',
+		@_
+	);
+	unless ($args{NAME} && $args{GET}) {
+		script_error('get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt requires NAME and GET.');
+	}
+	my $search = $args{NAME};
+	my ($name, $found);
+	my $store = {};
+	my $name_regex = qr/NAME:\s+(\Q$search\E)$/i;
+	my $loc_regex = qr/LOCATION:\s+(.*)$/;
+	my $version_regex = qr/VERSION:\s+(.*)$/;
+	my $requires_regex = qr/REQUIRES:\s+(.*)$/;
+	my $shortdesc_regex = qr/SHORT DESCRIPTION:\s+(.*)$/;
+	my ($fh, $exit) = open_read "$config{SBO_HOME}/SLACKBUILDS.TXT";
+	if ($exit) {
+		warn $fh;
+		exit $exit;
+	}
+	FIRST: while (my $line = <$fh>) {
+		unless ($found) {
+			$found++, next FIRST if $name = ($line =~ $name_regex)[0];
+		} else {
+			if (my ($location) = ($line =~ $loc_regex)[0]) {
+				$location =~ s#^\.##;
+				push @{ $store->{LOCATION} }, $location;
+				$found++, next FIRST;
+			}
+			if (my ($version) = ($line =~ $version_regex)[0]) {
+				push @{ $store->{VERSION} }, $version;
+				$found++, next FIRST;
+			}
+			if (my ($requires) = ($line =~ $requires_regex)[0]) {
+				push @{ $store->{REQUIRES} }, ($requires ? split(' ', $requires) : $requires);
+				$found++, next FIRST;
+			}
+			if (my ($shortdesc) = ($line =~ $shortdesc_regex)[0]) {
+				$found = 0;
+				push @{ $store->{SHORTDESC} }, $shortdesc;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $store->{$args{GET}};
+}
+
 # find the version in the tree for a given sbo (provided a location)
 sub get_sbo_version {
 	exists $_[0] or script_error('get_sbo_version requires an argument.');
-	my $version = get_from_info(LOCATION => shift, GET => 'VERSION');
+	#my $version = get_from_info(LOCATION => shift, GET => 'VERSION');
+	my $sbo = get_sbo_from_loc(shift);
+	my $version = get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt(NAME => $sbo, GET => 'VERSION');
 	return $$version[0] ? $$version[0] : undef;
 }
 
@@ -942,7 +1009,9 @@ sub do_upgradepkg {
 sub get_requires {
 	my $location = get_sbo_location(shift);
 	return() unless $location;
-	my $info = get_from_info(LOCATION => $location, GET => 'REQUIRES');
+	#my $info = get_from_info(LOCATION => $location, GET => 'REQUIRES');
+	my $sbo = get_sbo_from_loc($location);
+	my $info = get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt(NAME => $sbo, GET => 'REQUIRES');
 	return $$info[0] ne '' ? $info : undef;
 }
 
@@ -959,6 +1028,7 @@ sub _build_queue {
 	while (my $sbo = shift @queue) {
 		next if $sbo eq "%README%";
 		my $reqs = get_requires($sbo);
+
 		if (defined $reqs) {
 			push @result, _build_queue($reqs, $warnings);
 			foreach my $req (@$reqs) {
@@ -1077,8 +1147,11 @@ sub ask_opts {
 sub user_prompt {
 	exists $_[1] or script_error('user_prompt requires two arguments.');
 	my ($sbo, $location) = @_;
-	my ($readme, $exit) = get_readme_contents($location);
-	return $readme, undef, $exit if $exit;
+	# my ($readme, $exit) = get_readme_contents($location);
+	# return $readme, undef, $exit if $exit;
+	my $info = get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt(NAME => $sbo, GET => "SHORTDESC");
+	my $data = $$info[0] ne '' ? $info : undef;
+	my $readme = $$data[0];
 	# check for user/group add commands, offer to run any found
 	my $user_group = get_user_group($readme);
 	my $cmds;
@@ -1095,6 +1168,30 @@ sub user_prompt {
 	return $cmds, $opts;
 }
 
+# Download the Slackbuild archives and extract it to SBO_HOME.
+sub get_slackbuild {
+	my $build_queue = $_[0];
+	my $info = {};
+	my $data = {};
+	my $location = "";
+	my @arr = ();
+	for my $sbo (@$build_queue) {
+		$info = get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt(NAME => $sbo, GET => "LOCATION");
+		$data = $$info[0] ne '' ? $info : undef;
+		$location = $$data[0];
+		@arr = split('/',$location);
+		chdir $config{SBO_HOME};
+		mkdir $arr[1] unless -d $arr[1];
+		chdir $arr[1];
+		my $slk_version = get_slack_version();
+		my @arg = ('wget', '--no-check-certificate', "https://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/$slk_version/".$arr[1]."/".$sbo.".tar.gz");
+		system @arg;
+		@arg = ('tar', '-xf', $sbo.".tar.gz");
+		system @arg;
+		unlink $sbo.".tar.gz";
+	}
+}
+
 # do the things with the provided sbos - whether upgrades or new installs.
 sub process_sbos {
 	my %args = (
diff --git a/sbocheck b/sbocheck
index cb56266..b329fb9 100755
--- a/sbocheck
+++ b/sbocheck
@@ -27,18 +27,20 @@ Options:
     this screen.
   -v|--version:
     version information.
+  -o|--offline:
+    offline check for updates (use current SLACKBUILDS.TXT).
 
 EOF
 }
 
-my ($help, $vers);
+my ($help, $vers, $offline);
 
-GetOptions('help|h' => \$help, 'version|v' => \$vers);
+GetOptions('help|h' => \$help, 'version|v' => \$vers, 'offline|o' => \$offline);
 
 show_usage() and exit 0 if $help;
 show_version() and exit 0 if $vers;
 
-update_tree();
+update_tree() if !$offline;
 
 # retrieve and format list of available updates
 sub get_update_list {
diff --git a/sbofind b/sbofind
index c37c464..48ccbdb 100755
--- a/sbofind
+++ b/sbofind
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ Options:
 	this screen.
   -v|--verison:
 	version information.
-  -i|--info:
-	show the .info for each found item.
-  -r|--readme:
-	show the README for each found item.
+  -d|--desc:
+	show package description.
   -q|--queue:
 	show the build queue for each found item.
 
@@ -41,13 +39,12 @@ Example:
 EOF
 }
 
-my ($help, $vers, $show_info, $show_readme, $show_queue);
+my ($help, $vers, $show_desc, $show_queue);
 
 GetOptions(
 	'help|h'    => \$help,
 	'version|v' => \$vers,
-	'info|i'    => \$show_info,
-	'readme|r'  => \$show_readme,
+	'desc|d'    => \$show_desc,
 	'queue|q'   => \$show_queue,
 );
 
@@ -117,11 +114,12 @@ if (exists $$findings[0]) {
 	for my $hash (@$findings) {
 		for my $key (keys %$hash) {
 			my $val = $hash->{$key};
-			say "SBo:    $key";
-			say "Path:   $val";
-			say "info:   ". get_file_contents("$val/$key.info") if $show_info;
-			say "README: ". get_file_contents("$val/README") if $show_readme;
-			say "Queue:  ". show_build_queue("$key") if $show_queue;
+			my $info = get_info_from_slackbuilds_txt(NAME => $key, GET => 'SHORTDESC');
+			my $data = $$info[0] ne '' ? $info : undef;
+			say "SBo:         $key";
+			say "Path:        $val";
+			say "Description: ". $$data[0] if $show_desc;
+			say "Queue:       ". show_build_queue("$key") if $show_queue;
 			say '';
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sboinstall b/sboinstall
index dcf5a6f..a6999fd 100755
--- a/sboinstall
+++ b/sboinstall
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ unless ($non_int) {
     exit 0 unless <STDIN> =~ /^[Yy\n]/;
 }
 
+get_slackbuild($build_queue);
+
 my ($failures, $exit) = process_sbos(
 	TODO		=> $build_queue,
 	CMDS		=> \%commands,
diff --git a/sboupgrade b/sboupgrade
index 8735b1c..c2f7de4 100755
--- a/sboupgrade
+++ b/sboupgrade
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ unless ($non_int) {
     exit 0 unless <STDIN> =~ /^[Yy\n]/;
 }
 
+get_slackbuild($upgrade_queue);
+
 my ($failures, $exit) = process_sbos(
 	TODO		=> $upgrade_queue,
 	CMDS		=> \%commands,