upgrade from Slackware-12.0 to Slackware 12.1
It works pretty much as indicated in the UPGRADE.TXT file
located on the cd/dvd. Here are the steps for your linode (assuming you already have 12.0 installed).
wget
Use the above or your favorite mirror!
Once you have the slackware-12.1-install-d1.iso,
mount slackware-12.1-install-d1.iso /mnt -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0
Then execute:
telinit 1
****(at this point you will be logged off your linode unless you are connected by lish…
you can get back into your linode with lish or start this process by connecting with lish)****
cd /mnt
upgradepkg /mnt/slackware/a/glibc-solibs-*.tgz
upgradepkg /mnt/slackware/a/pkgtools-*.tgz
upgradepkg –install-new /mnt/slackware//.tgz
That should do it. Read the UPGRADE.TXT if you have questions.
This installs some stuff you probably don't need, like gimp, etc.
If you are worried about disk space you can run pkgtool and remove things you are sure you won't need.
Reboot and..
Have fun!
Fred-
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rsync flags:
--exclude "extra/aspell-word-lists/"
--exclude "extra/source/"
--exclude "isolinux/"
--exclude "kernels/"
--exclude "pasture/source/"
--exclude "patches/source/"
--exclude "slackware/k/"
--exclude "slackware/kde/"
--exclude "slackware/kdei/"
--exclude "source/"
--exclude "testing/source/"
--exclude "usb-and-pxe-installers/"
--include "/slackware-12.0"
--include "/slackware-12.1"
--include "/slackware-12.2"
--exclude "/*"
Edit: I moved to Newark from Dallas, so the mirror followed
@cena:
Flb, thanks! Upgrading as I write this.
:)
It should work fine..There are a few patches in the patch
folder you might apply. I don't think any of them are crucial but
it would't hurt.
Fred-
The symptom is "/bin/bash: Permission denied" and a dropped connection when you try to login via ssh as a non-root user
The fix is to "chmod 755 /lib/*.so" as root.
Jerry