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ory of the release) and announced on the [[howtos:security:start|Slackware Security mailing list]].
You have various options in order to keep your Slackware installa... It's not advised to make the process of applying security updates fully automatic, but it is possible to do... o the [[http://www.slackware.com/lists/|Slackware Security]] mailing list and act when you read about new pa
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uptime, with Slackware these issues cannot ha... for installation of packages that may have a bad security history, without manual research you would not be able to verify the security history of an installed package
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