Slackware 15 coming up soon?

hitest · 02-08-2019, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by vladimir1986

I tried before the -current builds from alien pastures, but if I am not wrong it doesn't ship LILO,

What are you talking about? Current ships with LILO. If you have newer hardware then run Slackware64-current.

Code:

bash-5.0$ uname -rpm
4.19.20 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

vladimir1986 · 02-08-2019, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

The -current iso-s from AlienBob do contain lilo.

Then I don't know how I fucked it up! probably I just forgot to run lilo after the install.

Meh, in any case after having everything working in 14.2, switching to current is quite simple

hitest · 02-08-2019, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by vladimir1986

Then I don't know how I fucked it up! probably I just forgot to run lilo after the install.

Yup. If you didn't run LILO after the upgrade or failed to install LILO during the install it would fail on boot-up.

Upgrading from 14.2 works. You could also download a Slackware64-current ISO and install it. Have fun, mate!

http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/sla...4-current-iso/

SCerovec · 02-10-2019, 06:15 PM

yep, the best Slackware yet is ever closer

Poprocks · 02-11-2019, 04:41 PM

It will be the best Slackware ever! So much has happened in the last development cycle. There could literally be a freeze at pretty much any time IMO (although the new versions of glibc should probably cook for a bit longer) except for one big elephant in the room:

KDE5!

1337_powerslacker · 02-11-2019, 05:22 PM

I don't generally worry about when a release happens; I do know, however, that when it occurs, I will already be running it on my system, as it is essentially -current made official.

montagdude · 02-11-2019, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Poprocks

It will be the best Slackware ever! So much has happened in the last development cycle. There could literally be a freeze at pretty much any time IMO (although the new versions of glibc should probably cook for a bit longer) except for one big elephant in the room:

KDE5!

Also PAM, Kerberos, and a replacement for the Slackware store.

SCerovec · 02-11-2019, 05:53 PM

Remember the time Slackware dropped Gnome?

volkerdi · 02-11-2019, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SCerovec

Remember the time Slackware dropped Gnome?

Pepperidge Farm Remembers.

SCerovec · 02-11-2019, 06:30 PM

philanc · 02-11-2019, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 1337_powerslacker

I don't generally worry about when a release happens;

I worry about when a release is EOL'd.

(in itself, it is a testament to Slackware stability and all the great if less glamorous maintenance work)

hitest · 02-11-2019, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by philanc

I worry about when a release is EOL'd.

Yeah, me too. Slackware 13.37 and lower versions have reached EOL. The Slackware 14 versions are all still supported. I think that is amazing considering that 14.0 was released in 2012. Slackware has a stellar track record of supporting older releases.

Daedra · 02-11-2019, 10:02 PM

I can't help but laugh and smile at how many Slackware 15 threads we have now. We have so many I immediately think of this every time I see a new "when will 15 come" post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVbHiFm99uM

Lysander666 · 02-12-2019, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Daedra

I can't help but laugh and smile at how many Slackware 15 threads we have now.

"X doesn't compile properly in 15.0."

"I'm sure it'll be fixed in 15.1."

ChuangTzu · 02-12-2019, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lysander666

"X doesn't compile properly in 15.0."

"I'm sure it'll be fixed in 15.1."

Thanks now my syms are all screwed up....