[SOLVED] Fresh 14.0 RC2 ISO?

kikinovak · 08-22-2012, 10:31 AM

Hi,

Usually I only go with stable releases for work, but I'd like to test something out with 14.0RC2. I'm not very familiar with --current. I know there are some places where I can find some ISOS with all the recent stuff.

Is there any particular place/link you can recommend?

hitest · 08-22-2012, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikinovak

Hi,

Usually I only go with stable releases for work, but I'd like to test something out with 14.0RC2. I'm not very familiar with --current. I know there are some places where I can find some ISOS with all the recent stuff.

Is there any particular place/link you can recommend?

http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/sl...e-current-iso/

kikinovak · 08-22-2012, 10:37 AM

Thanks for the fast reply!

KookieMonster · 08-22-2012, 10:37 AM

You can have a look at
http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.sla...g_2012-DVD.iso
or http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/slackware/s...g_2012-DVD.iso . You would have to update those, or build the iso yourself with the packages in -current.

Not fast enough... And thanks zerouno for notifying me that the isos were rebuilt yesterday

zerouno · 08-22-2012, 11:01 AM

Also http://files.z01.eu/iso/ (contains a special iso with both 32 and 64 bit version all-in-one)

@KookieMonster: correct 14_Aug to 21_Aug in postesd links

kikinovak · 08-22-2012, 11:34 AM

One other question concerning --current. Say I use the RC2 ISO to install 14.0. I use a current mirror to upgrade everything. Now can I "stabilize" this the day 14.0 becomes stable, by simply replacing the current repo in /etc/slackpkg/mirror by 14.0 stable?

zerouno · 08-22-2012, 11:45 AM

Yes.
At release-day -current and -stable are the same version.
The day after they differs.

From -current and -13.37 changelogs:

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13.37

+--------------------------+
Tue May 3 03:35:28 UTC 2011
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-4.0.1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz: Upgraded.
...
+--------------------------+
Mon Apr 25 13:37:00 UTC 2011
Slackware 13.37 x86_64 stable is released!
...
+--------------------------+

Quote:

Originally Posted by current

+--------------------------+
Mon May 2 20:20:50 UTC 2011
xap/mozilla-firefox-4.0.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
...
+--------------------------+
Mon Apr 25 13:37:00 UTC 2011
Slackware 13.37 x86_64 stable is released!
...
+--------------------------+

kikinovak · 08-22-2012, 12:23 PM

Got it. Thanks very much!