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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.slackware |
| Subject | Re: Updating Slackware |
| Date | 2026-09-08 19:07 -0700 |
| Organization | None, as usual |
| Message-ID | <117qf09$mf2k$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <117pi7k$bijo$1@dont-email.me> <3d1c7889-5ff4-4d66-951a-9a6b722ee635@invalid.com> <117pm87$bijo$2@dont-email.me> <eef2dade-98d4-43ee-8f99-cd7d55fe98cb@invalid.com> |
On 9/8/26 17:21, Rinaldi J. Montessi wrote:
> On 9/8/26 2:04 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 9/8/26 11:40, Rinaldi J. Montessi wrote:
>>> On 9/8/26 12:56 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>> If I have just updated slack 15.0 can I then change my config file to
>>>> 'current' without disruption?
>>>
>>> Which config, Bev?
>>
>> /etc/slackpkg/mirrors
>
> I keep my own mirror so I use:
>
> #----------------------------------------------------------------
> # Local Directory
> #----------------------------------------------------------------
> # file://path/to/some/directory/
> file://usr/src/spkg/CURRENT/
> #----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> and then:
>
> rsync -aAXPvh --delete-after --delete-excluded \
> --exclude={EFI,isolinux,source,kdei,usb-and-pxe-installers} \
> rsync://plug-mirror.rcac.purdue.edu/slackware/slackware64-current/ \
> /usr/src/spkg/CURRENT/
>
> Blacklist shouldn't change.
>
> Make sure the destination exists and season to taste.
>
> I like the repository on hand for quick repairs if I screw something up.
> Internet has been known to go down ;-)
Disk space is cheap!
He'd been using the actual name of the version and did periodic updates
to the specific release. He's wondering if switching the entry to
'curent' would somehow disrupt things when he updates or do anything
else unpleasant.
--
Cheers, Bev
"Tip: Place your houseplants in front of the television during
the next presidential debate and watch how leafy they get."
-- Scott Adams
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Updating Slackware The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 10:56 -0700
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-08 13:40 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 12:04 -0700
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-08 19:21 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 19:07 -0700
Re: Updating Slackware Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-09-09 02:58 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-09-09 22:51 -0700
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-10 07:15 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-09-09 08:28 +0200
Re: Updating Slackware Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> - 2026-09-09 09:03 +0000
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Re: Updating Slackware Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-09-12 10:16 -0300
Re: Updating Slackware Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-09-12 15:53 +0200
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Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-13 14:11 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-09-13 14:56 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-14 22:40 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-09-13 12:29 -0300
Re: Updating Slackware Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-09-14 15:20 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-14 22:52 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-14 18:42 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-15 00:51 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-14 21:15 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-14 23:30 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-09-14 21:57 -0400
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-16 16:48 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-09-27 21:20 -0300
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-09-28 16:46 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-10-02 15:25 -0300
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-10-02 20:35 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-10-03 11:20 -0400
Re: Updating Slackware Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-10-03 19:27 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-12 10:31 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-09-12 14:38 -0300
Re: Updating Slackware "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-09-12 19:05 -0500
Re: Updating Slackware Joseph Rosevear <Mail@JoesLife.org> - 2026-09-09 09:29 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Joseph Rosevear <Mail@JoesLife.org> - 2026-09-09 09:42 +0000
Re: Updating Slackware Joseph Rosevear <Mail@JoesLife.org> - 2026-09-09 10:31 +0000
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