updating existing packages in slackware

vitalstrike82 · 04-05-2009, 08:14 AM

Previously using zypper update in the terminal, i can update my SUSE.

i google online and find that i can update using

Code:

slackpkg update

but it prompts command not found. Can i know what are the command to update in slack?

thanks

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-05-2009, 08:17 AM

You have to install slackpkg if you want, you can either get it from the /extra of slackware 12.2 DVD or here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=596656
use 'installpkg' to install it.

jrecortel · 04-05-2009, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitalstrike82

Previously using zypper update in the terminal, i can update my SUSE.

i google online and find that i can update using

Code:

slackpkg update

but it prompts command not found. Can i know what are the command to update in slack?

thanks

have you run slackpkg as root? a full install of slackware 12.2 already include the slackpkg.in root, type:

Code:

# slackpkg update
# slackpkg upgrade-all

Chuck56 · 04-05-2009, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitalstrike82

Code:

slackpkg update

but it prompts command not found. Can i know what are the command to update in slack?

thanks

Were you logged in as root when you issued the command? Try the same command as root and see what happens.

If the slackpkg responds most likely you'll need to configure a mirror site. The file to configure is:

/etc/slackpkg/mirrors

You can learn more about slackpkg in the man pages.

Code:

man slackpkg
man slackpkg.conf

Enjoy!

jrecortel · 04-05-2009, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck56

If the slackpkg responds most likely you'll need to configure a mirror site. The file to configure is:

/etc/slackpkg/mirrors

You can learn more about slackpkg in the man pages.

yes, dont forget to set which mirror to use.uncomment only one mirror and you're ready to go

vitalstrike82 · 04-08-2009, 09:50 AM

Yeap... i tried it as root.
I guess it was not install into my machine.

Thanks for the help.. I will try to install it.

nutronix · 04-09-2009, 08:30 AM

Hi! vitalstrike82 , you can get the package here ;http://packages.slackware.it/search....t=1&q=slackpkg

Once installed , read the manual page (man slackpkg) cd to /etc/slackpkg and uncomment a mirror nearest you in "mirrors" with a text editor ,as root of course , then "slackpkg update gpg" followed by "slackpkg update" and "slackpkg upgrade-all"
good luck and dont forget to do a bit of reading

vitalstrike82 · 05-01-2009, 03:49 PM

hi, i have read the slackpkg man pages and i have enter this command: slackpkg update to update the list.
However i want to see what are the packages to install and where can i see the list of packages after i use the slackpkg update?

Thanks

vitalstrike82 · 05-01-2009, 04:08 PM

Hi, i have find the way how it works. Thanks

jrecortel · 05-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitalstrike82

hi, i have read the slackpkg man pages and i have enter this command: slackpkg update to update the list.
However i want to see what are the packages to install and where can i see the list of packages after i use the slackpkg update?

Thanks

issue the command

Code:

#slackpkg upgrade-all

and choose which packages you want to upgrade.

the_penguinator · 05-01-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitalstrike82

Previously using zypper update in the terminal, i can update my SUSE.

i google online and find that i can update using

Code:

slackpkg update

but it prompts command not found. Can i know what are the command to update in slack?

thanks

man upgradepkg

get the updated packages
check the md5sums
#upgradepkg foo.tgz

works for me
cheers

pg99 · 05-02-2009, 04:53 AM

what are people's views on doing this automatically, for example by putting something like this in /etc/cron.daily

Code:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/slackpkg -dialog=off -batch=on -default_answer=no update
/usr/sbin/slackpkg -dialog=off -batch=on -default_answer=yes upgrade-all

I guess you would need to use the slackpkg blacklist first for any packages you know you don't want updated, but apart from that what other drawbacks might there be?

vonbiber · 05-02-2009, 07:24 AM

have you tried upgradepkg?

# upgradepkg [options] newpackagename
or
# upgradepkg [options] oldpackagename%newpackagename

There's a man page

grissiom · 05-02-2009, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vonbiber

have you tried upgradepkg?

# upgradepkg [options] newpackagename
or
# upgradepkg [options] oldpackagename%newpackagename

There's a man page

In this way you must menually download all the new packages to local disk. rsync is a good way to do this but then you have more spaces to settle all the packages. slackpkg update && slackpkg upgrade-all do all the things automatically for you.

shadowsnipes · 05-02-2009, 02:31 PM

Alien's rsync_slackware_patches.sh, along with others are also useful. See http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/.

I use slackpkg, but I never upgrade blindly. I read the Changelog and the security update page (if available) first. I don't need to run "slackpkg update" all the time because I get an email (or new rss feed item) when an update it available.