[SOLVED] updated clean slackware 64 14.1 install with slackpkg (outdated kernel)

lemonade · 12-23-2015, 05:35 PM

the changelog says the kernel related packages are in the '3rd revision'

Code:

PACKAGE NAME:  kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz
...

The mirror I'm using is

Code:

http://ftp.slackware-brasil.com.br/slackware64-14.1/PACKAGES.TXT

I have updated with

Code:

slackpkg update
slackpkg upgrade-all

But the installed kernel packges are these

Code:

! /etc/slackpkg$ ls /var/log/packages/kernel-
kernel-firmware-20131008git-noarch-1  kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-2
kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-2       kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-2
kernel-headers-3.10.17-x86-2          kernel-source-3.10.17-noarch-2

I've checked the 'blacklist' file and all the lines are commented with '#',
except 'aaa_elflibs'.

I suppose the kernel should have been updated but didn't

Why is that?

urbanwks · 12-23-2015, 08:15 PM

Your repo is set to 14.1, and 3.10.17 is the kernel shipped with 14.1. You'd need to set your repo to slackware64-current to get a newer kernel through slackpkg. -current is up to 4.1.15.

maciuszek · 12-23-2015, 09:43 PM

@urbanwks think he's referring to the build number

kingbeowulf · 12-23-2015, 09:45 PM

The OP is pointing to a Slackware64-14.1 mirror, and mentioned a full install of 14.1, not -current, and his confusion is understandable. In the 14.1 package directory we have:

Code:

ls -l slackware64/a/kernel-*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      426 Oct  8  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-firmware-20131008git-noarch-1.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users 21591404 Oct  8  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-firmware-20131008git-noarch-1.txz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      198 Oct  8  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-firmware-20131008git-noarch-1.txz.asc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      626 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users  3813340 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      198 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz.asc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      638 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users  6969424 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      198 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz.asc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      520 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users 25116664 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 beowulf users      198 Oct 23  2013 slackware64/a/kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-3.txz.asc

and

Code:

ls -l patches/packages/linux-3.10.17-2/
total 110508
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      382 Feb 14  2014 README.TXT
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      626 Feb 14  2014 kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users  3807168 Feb 14  2014 kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txz
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      181 Feb 14  2014 kernel-generic-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txz.asc
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      332 Feb 14  2014 kernel-headers-3.10.17-x86-2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users   652172 Feb 14  2014 kernel-headers-3.10.17-x86-2.txz
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      181 Feb 14  2014 kernel-headers-3.10.17-x86-2.txz.asc
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      638 Feb 14  2014 kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users  6964816 Feb 14  2014 kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txz
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      181 Feb 14  2014 kernel-huge-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txz.asc
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      520 Feb 14  2014 kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users 25114240 Feb 14  2014 kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txz
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      181 Feb 14  2014 kernel-modules-3.10.17-x86_64-2.txz.asc
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      432 Feb 14  2014 kernel-source-3.10.17-noarch-2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users 76565696 Feb 14  2014 kernel-source-3.10.17-noarch-2.txz
-rw-r--r-- 1 beowulf users      181 Feb 14  2014 kernel-source-3.10.17-noarch-2.txz.asc

The newer kernel package fixes CVE-2014-0038 has a -2 suffix. This can confuse some as to which one is "newer" when using automated package tools.

maciuszek · 12-23-2015, 09:51 PM

Ah there's something wrong with the numbering. The contents of the patches directory will be prioritized over the Slackware64 with slackpkg, given its an upgrade you're invoking. Understandably confusing since I take it you used slackpkg to upgrade your system from a previous version itteration.

lemonade · 12-23-2015, 10:40 PM

So, version 2 package (in patches/) patches version 3 package, right?

allend · 12-23-2015, 11:16 PM

Welcome to another member of the club!
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...0/#post5394783