confused by slackpkg upgrade-all and install-new
Hi everyone,
I've read a bit, but I'm still confused. I just want regular updates (security, bug fixes, etc) to my system software and extra apps that come with Slackware 14. Should I do this?: Code:
slackpkg update and install-new popped up a box with pre-chosen items that aren't even on my system - a bunch of KDE "crap" that I chose not to install when installing slackware. So, is there a reason for me to use install-new? On my laptop, where I just now installed Slackware 14, I did Code:
slackpkg update gpg I cancelled out of the "slackpkg install-new" when I saw the window with all the kde stuff, and a ton of other pre-selected items. Most of the how-to's that I've googled tell people to include it though. |
From the slackpkg man page:
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upgrade-all You might also find this helpful: http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:slackpkg |
In the file /etc/slackpkg/mirrors you specify a single mirror, and the URL points to the location of a single version on that mirror. Accordingly, upgrade-all will not upgrade your packages to those from a different version of Slackware.
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EDIT (off-topic): I switched back to KDE on my main desktop and I have to say, I really do like it there. |
@stringchopper: Slackware 14.0 was released on 2012-09-28 and since then no package whose name begins with "kde" was included in it.
So, either (1) you are running Slackware-current, not Slackware 14.0 (2) You uncommented a wrong mirror in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors, i.e. one whose URL does not end in slackware-14.0/ Else it is impossible that you see anything kde related running "slackpkg install-new" as it would show as "added" in the Changelog more recently than the release date. EDIT I was wrong: see following post from Alien Bob |
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$ grep Added. slackware-14.0/ChangeLog.txt | grep ^kde | wc -l A "slackpkg install-new" does not mean "install all packages which are part of Slackware and which I have not yet installed" ! It means "install all packages which have been added between the previous and this Slackware release". That is why you always accompany the command "slackpkg install-new" and "slackpkg upgrade-all", Eric |
I stand corrected, thanks Eric. :cool:
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Edit: I mention this because the OP is just using slackpkg to maintain a system, not upgrade to another release. |
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Huh. On my 14.0 system without kde or calligra packages installed, if I don't have kde* and calligra* listed in the blacklist file, slackpkg install-new will list them. If I do have kde* and calligra* listed in the blacklist file then they don't show up. *shrug*
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# slackpkg install slackware. And BWY is this command supposed to work or is just a part of the slackware user's manual? |
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