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 Otherwise slackpkg will download and install the current package information and will use that list.\\ Otherwise slackpkg will download and install the current package information and will use that list.\\
 +
 +
 +<note tip>If you have installed Slackware -current (the rolling development branch) you will be presented with a message similar to the following:
 +<code>
 +You have selected a mirror for Slackware -current in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors,
 +but Slackware version 15.0+ appears to be installed.
 +Slackware -current is the development (i.e. unstable) tree.
 +Is this really what you want?
 +</code>
 +
 +This is to be expected and you can proceed. The '+' in the Slackware version number means it's the development cycle //after// 15.0 (in this example) was released.
 +
 +</note>
  
 ==== Blacklisting ==== ==== Blacklisting ====
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 Running slackpkg with this argument will produce a clean printout if there are any available updates. Running slackpkg with this argument will produce a clean printout if there are any available updates.
 +
 +===== Regular updates =====
 +
 +After the initial configuration, the easiest way to keep your system up to date is to enter these commands:
 +
 +Cause slackpkg to update its knowledge of the configured Slackware release:
 +
 +<code>
 +slackpkg update
 +</code>
 +
 +Check the Change Log for the configured release:
 +<code>
 +slackpkg show-changelog
 +</code>
 +
 +Generally, unless you know what you're doing you should install new packages since some of the existing packages may now depend on them.
 +
 +<code>
 +slackpkg install-new</code>
 +
 +Upgrade to the latest packages:
 +<code>
 +slackpkg upgrade-all</code>
 +
 +Clean up:
 +<code>
 +slackpkg clean-system</code>
 +
 +<note tip>For Slackware ARM/AArch64, Kernel upgrades are handled automatically - there is no need to re-generate the Initial RAM Disk.
 +For x86/64 you may need to run the ''geninitrd'' command.</note>
 +
  
 ===== Full system upgrade ===== ===== Full system upgrade =====
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