Hi
Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm new to Slackware :-) and am missing some basics.
I downloaded ...
"slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso" ( which when mounted shows a README.TXT file stating it is version 14.2 - so it is a recent "current" but with 14.2 - downloaded mid February 2021)
... so I want to identify which changelog relates to this current 14.2 dvd-iso file I downloaded around a month ago as well as understand what the possibilities are a little better.
Can the different branches of Slackware - current, pre-release, and stable - morph into another version (say version 14.2 "current" to 15 "current") or change from "current" to "stable" within a version (like going from 15 "current" to 15 "stable")?
When looking at the "Current (pre-release) ChangeLog for x86_64" changelog at
http://www.slackware.com/changelog/c...php?cpu=x86_64
it seems that "14.2 current" switched from version 14.2 to the 15 track(i.e pre-release) at some point. Is there a line in the "Current (pre-release) ChangeLog for x86_64" changelog showing when the switchover of current from 14.2 to 15 happened?
Looking for confirmation/answers after installing the 14.2 version of "slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso" as a virtual machine.
-Is the reason why I can no longer find my version of the 14.2 "current" iso file I downloaded a month ago because the iso file was "current" then but has now been superseded by other newer "current" iso's as updates occurred in the changelog? In other words, is only one version of a "current" iso available at any one time so that it can stay in step with the latest entries in the "current" changelog?
-Does the /etc/slackware-version file on my vm say Slackware 14.2+ (current) only because 14.2 was current at the time I downloaded it? Will it keep the 14.2+ (current) status indefinitely even after many future updates?
-Can the 14.2+ (current) status listed in the file /etc/slackware-version on my vm change to 15 if updates are done since it is still technically a current branch?
-There is only one "current" at any one point in time, correct?
-If I keep updating my "current" Slackware 14.2 vm will I eventually be able to make it a Stable version of 15 or is it locked into being a "current" of 15 or 14.2 from now on?
-Is using "mirrors.slackware.com" for slackpkg the recommended line to use in the mirrors file?
EDIT: I just noticed the mirrors file has this line:
"http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-14.2/"
so it appears that my vm will stay at 14.2 or am I wrong about that? Can slackpkg or another tool upgrade the vm to 15 at some point?
-Why do I have "slackpkg-2.82.1-noarch-3.txz" after doing the steps listed below?
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Below is what I did as far as I can rememeber. I installed the iso and came back to it maybe a week later.
Thanks!
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when I check the slackware-version file in /etc I see
I am running 14.2+ (current)
$cat /etc/slackware-version
$Slackware 14.2+
with kernel 5.10.17 #1 SMP Wed Feb 17 12:55:35
I got here by uncommenting the line:
http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackwa...ckware64-14.2/
in the mirrors file and then doing:
slackpkg update
slackpkg install-new
slackpkg upgrade-all
I shut the vm down and came back to it later and got the same message as the original poster.
When I do slackpkg info slackpkg I get the slackpkg-2.82.1 version below.
PACKAGE NAME: slackpkg-2.82.1-noarch-3.txz
PACKAGE LOCATION: ./slackware64/ap
PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 172 K
PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 390 K
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
slackpkg: slackpkg
slackpkg:
slackpkg: Slackpkg is a package manager for Slackware. It can download,
slackpkg: upgrade, install and remove selected packages. With it, you
slackpkg: can search in the Slackware Package database and find which
slackpkg: package has the selected file.
slackpkg:
slackpkg: Slackpkg DOESN'T replace pkgtool. Actually, Slackpkg uses pkgtool
slackpkg: for all install|upgrade|remove functions.
slackpkg: