Slackware -Current is the development branch of Slackware that eventually gets released as a stable version when considered ready (and then split again, as the development branch for the next version). It is similar in function to the testing branch of other distributions and the same caveats apply to -Current.
To track the Current
branch, it is recommended that you
UPGRADE.TXT
and CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
files found on the CD/DVD or the Slackware Linux online mirror./etc/slackpkg/mirrors
file and comment out the mirror pointing to your stable version and uncomment one of the mirrors pointing to the current branch. For example, if you're using the Switzerland mirror and currently on the 13.37 stable release for Slackware 64-bit, then comment out the line # http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/slackware/slackware64-13.37/
and uncomment the line
http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pool/3/mirror/slackware/slackware64-current/
or any other mirror point to the -current
branch.
slackpkg update
/var/lib/slackpkg/ChangeLog.txt
for what applications and libraries are upgraded and which new packages are included.