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Live-Current ISO

Started byThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
First post2026-09-13 09:43 -0700
Last post2026-09-14 20:41 -0400
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  Live-Current ISO The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-09-13 09:43 -0700
    Re: Live-Current ISO "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-13 13:22 -0500
    Re: Live-Current ISO noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2026-09-14 17:56 +1000
    Re: Live-Current ISO jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-09-14 09:59 -0400
    Re: Live-Current ISO Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-14 23:35 +0000
      Re: Live-Current ISO hugo_villap@email.invalid (Hugo Villeneuve-Lapointe) - 2026-09-14 20:41 -0400

#35800 — Live-Current ISO

FromThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date2026-09-13 09:43 -0700
SubjectLive-Current ISO
Message-ID<1186jrk$o7pi$1@dont-email.me>
I downloaded Slackware64-Live-Current.iso and used iso2usb to make a 
bootable USB stick (~6.2 GB).  When I boot into it slackware-version 
tells me it's 15.0 vs slackware current.  WTF?

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#35801

From"Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free>
Date2026-09-13 13:22 -0500
Message-ID<e1bbc1c3-cd46-4ac8-9ca4-9ff48460822f@invalid.com>
In reply to#35800
On 9/13/26 11:43 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
> I downloaded Slackware64-Live-Current.iso and used iso2usb to make a
> bootable USB stick (~6.2 GB).  When I boot into it slackware-version
> tells me it's 15.0 vs slackware current.  WTF?
> 
Source?  This one is dated today:

https://slackware.nl/slackware-live/slackware64-current-live/

Rinaldi
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#35802

Fromnoel <deletethis@invalid.lan>
Date2026-09-14 17:56 +1000
Message-ID<6aa7a894$1@news.ausics.net>
In reply to#35800
On Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:43:31 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

> I downloaded Slackware64-Live-Current.iso and used iso2usb to make a
> bootable USB stick (~6.2 GB).  When I boot into it slackware-version
> tells me it's 15.0 vs slackware current.  WTF?

That's correct, the nightly build script does not change 15.0 to say 
"current" or even "16.0a0" 

The built packages say current because of ${RELEASE:-"current"}, as per 
usual practise the actual number "15.0" doesnt change until Pat decides 
its a beta.

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#35803

Fromjayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid>
Date2026-09-14 09:59 -0400
Message-ID<87bja0lyri.fsf@atr2.ath.cx>
In reply to#35800
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> writes:

> I downloaded Slackware64-Live-Current.iso and used iso2usb to make a
> bootable USB stick (~6.2 GB).  When I boot into it slackware-version
> tells me it's 15.0 vs slackware current.  WTF?

You don't need to use iso2usb with those: the file is a hybrid. You can
just splatter it at a USB stick with "dd". Make *very sure* you get the
target device correct.

dd if=/var/tmp/slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=512 status=progress

I just booted the Sept 9 dated one via Qemu and the grub menu says
Slackware 16.0 while the installer welcome message says version 15.1.

qemu-system-x86_64 -smbios type=0,uefi=on -m 2g -cpu max -M q35 -drive if=pflash,format=raw,unit=0,readonly=on,file=/usr/share/qemu/edk2-x86_64-code.fd -cdrom /var/tmp/slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso 

This is the one I use:
https://slackware.uk/people/alien-current-iso/slackware64-current-iso/slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso

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#35808

FromSylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca>
Date2026-09-14 23:35 +0000
Message-ID<slrn11ah166.psp.syl@elvira.therockgarden.ca>
In reply to#35800
On 2026-09-13, The Real Bev wrote:

> ... When I boot into it slackware-version tells me it's 15.0 vs
> slackware current.  WTF?
 
On my own Slackware64-current systems, 

   ; cat /etc/slackware-version 
   Slackware 15.0+

Notice the "+" ...  I hope that helps.

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Sylvain Robitaille                                syl@therockgarden.ca
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#35810

Fromhugo_villap@email.invalid (Hugo Villeneuve-Lapointe)
Date2026-09-14 20:41 -0400
Message-ID<hrgmnm-apc2.ln1@EINTR.net>
In reply to#35808
Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> wrote:
> On 2026-09-13, The Real Bev wrote:
> 
>> ... When I boot into it slackware-version tells me it's 15.0 vs
>> slackware current.  WTF?
>  
> On my own Slackware64-current systems, 
> 
>    ; cat /etc/slackware-version 
>    Slackware 15.0+
> 
> Notice the "+" ...  I hope that helps.
> 

I only run -current on aarch64 so this thread made me wonder if things
were different in the official Slackware i386/x86_64 world.

But it seems not. I also have 15.0+ there:

$ cat /etc/slackware-version 
Slackware 15.0+

$ sed -n "s/^PRETTY_NAME=//p" /etc/os-release 
"Slackware 15.0 aarch64 (post 15.0 -current)"


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