Best way to upgrade

blood_omen · 02-07-2005, 10:57 AM

Hello folks:

I'm running Slack 10, and just recently, 10.1 came out. I am wondering, is there a simple way to upgrade from 10 -> 10.1?

Thanks in advance,
have a nice day

cereal83 · 02-07-2005, 10:58 AM

with slackget I am sure, Just make sure it's set to current and you will have all the 10.1 stuff

egag · 02-07-2005, 11:27 AM

there's a file called "UPGRADE.TXT" in the root-dir on the ftp-server.
it's a simple howto, and far more reliable than any batch-install.

egag

sh1ft · 02-07-2005, 12:19 PM

swaret can do it, just make sure you've udated your slack 10 packages first, then change the version number in /etc/swaret.conf from 10.0 to 10.1.

Just be aware some changes like the xorg upgrade require editing config files.

egag · 02-07-2005, 12:29 PM

...and your machine will hang when you update the glibc package...
better use the official guidelines.

egag

sh1ft · 02-07-2005, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by egag
...and your machine will hang when you update the glibc package...
better use the official guidelines.

egag

I never had any trouble upgrading glibc with it :-/

blood_omen · 02-07-2005, 01:27 PM

Thanlks a lot guys, I'll take a look at that UPGRADE.TXT. I used Swaret before but I personally didn't like it, is just my taste, thoug I thank you for your comments.

Once again thanks you all for your insights, have a nice day

egag · 02-07-2005, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by sh1ft
I never had any trouble upgrading glibc with it :-/

well...i know some people have good results, but it's possible to mess up.
just to stay on the safe side, use the guidelines by PV.

egag

naflan · 02-07-2005, 03:29 PM

Quote:

there's a file called "UPGRADE.TXT" in the root-dir on the ftp-server.
it's a simple howto, and far more reliable than any batch-install.

egag

I agree. I upgraded from Slackware 9.0 to 10.0 using the upgrade.txt and it worked quite well.
naflan