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Old 09-11-2005, 01:21 PM   #1
uselpa
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HOWTO stay -current


Hi all,

I've been running the stable version of Slackware 10.0 and 10.1 and I am thinking of trying to follow -current as of 10.2.

So far, I have no specific plan except that I want to follow the changelogs on a weekly basis and install the packages manually without any automatic tool. Of course I know that -current can break things and I guess that Pat appreciates feedback in that case.
I also have one concern - not to have security updates in time.
And one expectation - to get to know Slackware and Linux better than now.

So my 3 questions are:
-1- is there anything special to consider in order to follow -current?
-2- are security updates, if applicable, available in a reasonable time frame?
-3- does following -current actually help to get a better understanding?

Regards,
Patrick
 
Old 09-11-2005, 01:43 PM   #2
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1) No, just read the changelog and be prepared to sort out some changes.
2) Yes, they're pushed on -current or in -10.1 (stable) version under patches.
3) Mostly, it helps you to get a better understanding of some critical packages.
 
Old 09-11-2005, 01:46 PM   #3
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If you go to the -current directory on a Slack mirror site or in the directory you downloaded to -current to, there should be a file called upgrade.txt which gives pretty good instructions on how to manually upgrade your system with all the packages in that release. In fact that's what I did to get my system running -current now.
 
Old 09-11-2005, 02:17 PM   #4
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I tend to stay with -current using swaret.
Just make sure "current" is set as your version and then:
swaret --update
swaret --upgrade
 
Old 09-12-2005, 07:02 AM   #5
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I use slackpkg to keep current. After installing the most recent stable release I used slackpkg to upgrade to current with a simple "slackpkg upgrade slackware".

After blacklisting everything I don't want, I then run "slackpkg install slackware" to get any additional packages added to current from previous version.

To remain current, just run slackpkg upgrade on occassion and see what's been changed ( as well as reading change logs)

It helps a lot to get on Pat's mailing list as well. You'll receive an email for security updates as they come out.
 
Old 09-12-2005, 07:15 AM   #6
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Quote:
Originally posted by masonm
It helps a lot to get on Pat's mailing list as well. You'll receive an email for security updates as they come out.
I suppose you are talking of the slackware-security mailing list, or is there another one?
 
Old 09-12-2005, 11:16 AM   #7
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Quote:
Originally posted by uselpa
I suppose you are talking of the slackware-security mailing list, or is there another one?
You suppose correctly.
 
Old 09-13-2005, 04:51 AM   #8
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I have written a HOWTO about upgrading to -current with the help of Slackcurrent.
You might find it useful.

http://coaxcode.ath.cx/articles.html
 
  


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