[SMS]

Ansa89 · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:42 am Post subject: Make a distribution upgrade

I have sms 1.4.2 and I want to upgrade to sms 1.4.3.
Can I use "slapt-get --dist-upgrade"? There are other ways to make a dist upgrade?

baboo · Senior Member Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 676

Download SMS.Native.CD-1.3.13-install.iso.
edit your /etc/inittab
telinit 1
and boot into single user mode
mount SMS.Native.CD-1.3.13 for instance in /packages
and do
upgradepkg /packages/slackware/a/glibc-solibs-*.tgz
upgradepkg /packages/slackware/a/pkgtools-*.tgz
then
upgradepkg --install-new /packages/slackware/*/*.tgz

If you search the forum you will find a thread about how to do this. That's where I got this.

good luck

Ansa89 · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject:

Thank you.
It's similar to "upgrade.txt" by Patrick Volkerding Smile

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From now I will (try to) use "search" button first, I promise.

baboo · Senior Member Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 676

No problem. Nice forum.

Ansa89 · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject:

gerasimos_h · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

Since there are no glibc or kernel changes in this release you can alternative use slapt-get.
Beware that if you didn't install development packages before the upgrade, with the method discribed in the above post (which is absolutely right) you will install the devel series too, as from this release the devel series are including in the Install disk.
One of the reasons SMS repository kept with .tgz packages was slapt-get.
It's wise always to add the -s, --simulate before an upgrade.

gerasimos_h

Ansa89 · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject:

Thanks again.

I have a question: would you attach a "upgrade.txt" file in next releases (to allow users know how to upgrade their distro)?

gerasimos_h · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject:

There is already an UPGRADE.TXT in SMS.Native.CD-1.4.3-Install.iso, actually it's the one from Slackware-12.2.

gerasimos_h