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howtos:slackware_admin:systemupgrade [2012/10/01 17:34 (UTC)] – [System Upgrade using SlackPkg] tommychowtos:slackware_admin:systemupgrade [2013/02/03 21:06 (UTC)] – Moved "Java considerations" to bottom of article. alienbob
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-===== System Upgrade Using SlackPkg =====+===== System Upgrade using SlackPkg =====
  
 The following steps should work for all situations: The following steps should work for all situations:
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 [0-9]+alien [0-9]+alien
 [0-9]+compat32 [0-9]+compat32
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-  * You can also blacklist packages that you don't want to upgrade.<code> 
-hal                     # hald is no longer in Slackware 14.0 and above, but some may still want it. 
-kde/*                   # This will blacklist all the packages in the kde directory of the slackware tree. 
-kdei/*                  # Although you can use wildcards as shown above and on this line, it is NOT recommended. 
-xfce/*                  # The xfce directory is new in Slackware 14.0. In 13.37 and below, xfce is its own package. 
 </code> </code>
  
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 # upgradepkg --install-new slackware64-compat32/*-compat32/*.t?z # upgradepkg --install-new slackware64-compat32/*-compat32/*.t?z
 </code> Alternatively you can run the "''massconvert32.sh''" script which will have been installed as part of the ''compat32-tools'' package. Pass it a 32-bit Slackware package directory (or a 32-bit Slackware mirror URL) as parameter and that will create a set of converted "''compat32''" packages which you can then install. You would only have to do this if you suspect that the content of the "''slackware64-compat32''" directory is not up to date. </code> Alternatively you can run the "''massconvert32.sh''" script which will have been installed as part of the ''compat32-tools'' package. Pass it a 32-bit Slackware package directory (or a 32-bit Slackware mirror URL) as parameter and that will create a set of converted "''compat32''" packages which you can then install. You would only have to do this if you suspect that the content of the "''slackware64-compat32''" directory is not up to date.
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 +===== Java considerations =====
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 +Slackware used to install a //Java Run-time Engine// prior to the 14.0 release (the JRE binaries were originally Sun's and later distributed by Oracle after it bought Sun). \\ But Oracle changed the re-distribution license so that Slackware (just like all other distributions) was no longer permitted to ship these Java binaries as part of the distribution. When you perform a //system upgrade// to Slackware 14.0, an old version of the //JRE// will stay behind on your system. This version "6u25" has several critical vulnerabilities and you should remove it manually from your computer as fast as possible, using the command <code>removepkg jre</code> If you need Java then please have a look in the "''/extra/source/java''" directory of the Slackware 14 release. You will find a script there to create a Slackware package from the most recent Java software from Oracle, which you can then install using the "''installpkg''" command. See also our Wiki article "[[howtos:software:java|Java in Slackware]]"
  
  

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