Hi all,

Just a day or so ago, the stable changelog indicated that yet another new update to Firefox is available. I've been faithfully updating every time a new version comes out, but I didn't realize something -- when I install the new version of Firefox, the old one(s) stick around.

What I mean is that when I look at the list of installed applications in Pkgtool, I see Firefox 2.0.0.1, Firefox 2.0.0.2, etc.

I took a chance and removed the older versions of Firefox, and the latest keep all my settings without problem.

So here is my question: Is there anything I need to worry about when cleaning up other cruft like multiple versions of other software? For instance, I just updated Bind with the newest version. Is there any way I can find out if removing the old package would mess up any configurations?

Thanks in advance,

-Drew

I remove the old package before installing the new package. Or you could use an update tool like slackpkg in /extra and it will remove before installation.

If you install the new packages with "upgradepkg" it will remove the old one for you.

Brian

I use 2 ways:
1. The hard way
2. The easy way
- after I edited /etc/slackpkg/mirrors file I use slackpkg with option upgrade or upgrade-all

As already said, you simply need to install the packages with "upgradepkg", which will handle removal of the old package/files automatically.

Ah ha!!!

Thanks. I used Slackpkg for a little while, but I found that simply downloading the patches or updated packages after reading the changelog was simpler.

Thanks,

-Drew