[SOLVED] pkgtools and listing packages that need upgrades

rzdndr · 09-14-2023, 10:09 AM

Hello All,

Is there a good way in Slackware, using pkgtools (upgradepkg for instance) to list all the packages that need to be upgraded?

Regards

rizitis · 09-14-2023, 11:03 AM

For officially Slackware packages, thats is exactly the job of slackpkg.
Read here how you maintain a slackware system with slackpkg

If you need more help after that, ask...

drumz · 09-14-2023, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rzdndr

Hello All,

Is there a good way in Slackware, using pkgtools (upgradepkg for instance) to list all the packages that need to be upgraded?

Regards

First cd to directory containing packages (e.g. slackware64-15.0/patches/packages), then:

Code:

upgradepkg --dry-run *.t?z | grep -v "already installed"

USUARIONUEVO · 09-14-2023, 12:52 PM

Other thread making easy things harder.

1 - update the package list --> slackpkg update
2 - if your are on -current --> slackpkg install-new
3 - install the upgrades --> slackpkg upgrade-all

END

THE FILM THAT EXCITED SPILBERG

marav · 09-14-2023, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USUARIONUEVO

Other thread making easy things harder.

1 - update the package list --> slackpkg update
2 - if your are on -current --> slackpkg install-new
3 - install the upgrades --> slackpkg upgrade-all

END

THE FILM THAT EXCITED SPILBERG

4- on -current, clean up removed pkg : slackpkg clean-system

tadgy · 09-14-2023, 01:58 PM

5 - Set an update marker --> date >/root/LAST-UPDATED

So that you know how far back in the ChangeLog you need to read BEFORE you do the updates - you do actually read the ChangeLog regularly if you're running current, right?

rzdndr · 09-15-2023, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rizitis

For officially Slackware packages, thats is exactly the job of slackpkg.
Read here how you maintain a slackware system with slackpkg

If you need more help after that, ask...

Does slackpkg upgrade ask to the user before upgrading. Was not sure about that. And the page did not say anything about that. Hence the question.

Regards

rzdndr · 09-15-2023, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drumz

First cd to directory containing packages (e.g. slackware64-15.0/patches/packages), then:

Code:

upgradepkg --dry-run *.t?z | grep -v "already installed"

Will try this. Thanks.

USUARIONUEVO · 09-15-2023, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

4- on -current, clean up removed pkg : slackpkg clean-system

If you do this , bye bye , alienb0b or other 3rthd party packages like yours build from sbo (ponce repo)

Can blacklist by TAG , but probably better read the changelogs.

chrisretusn · 09-15-2023, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rzdndr

Does slackpkg upgrade ask to the user before upgrading. Was not sure about that. And the page did not say anything about that. Hence the question.

Regards

Yes, 'slackpkg upgrade [packages]' or 'slackpkg upgrade-all' will show you a dialog that you can deselect/select each package or You can Cancel.

See the screenshots for
'slackpkg upgrade mozilla-firefox'
'slackpkg upgrade mozilla-firefox Cython'
'slackpkg upgrade-all'

Also 'slackpkg clean-system' will show you a dialog.

Petri Kaukasoina · 09-15-2023, 12:01 PM

To only list all the packages that would be upgraded, try:

Code:

slackpkg -batch=on -default_answer=n upgrade-all

rzdndr · 09-16-2023, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisretusn

Yes, 'slackpkg upgrade [packages]' or 'slackpkg upgrade-all' will show you a dialog that you can deselect/select each package or You can Cancel.

See the screenshots for
'slackpkg upgrade mozilla-firefox'
'slackpkg upgrade mozilla-firefox Cython'
'slackpkg upgrade-all'

Also 'slackpkg clean-system' will show you a dialog.

Thank you.

rzdndr · 09-16-2023, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Petri Kaukasoina

To only list all the packages that would be upgraded, try:

Code:

slackpkg -batch=on -default_answer=n upgrade-all

I was about to write a tool that would do that.

That is handy. Thank you.

GazL · 09-16-2023, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rzdndr

I was about to write a tool that would do that.

That is handy. Thank you.

I already have.

It works slightly differently to slackpkg though, so it won't be to everyone's taste.

rzdndr · 09-16-2023, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GazL

I already have.

It works slightly differently to slackpkg though, so it won't be to everyone's taste.

I am beginner in bash scripting. Wanted to write something simple in python, processing the packages directory and the PACKAGES.txt file. Good thing there was something in slackpkg.