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| howtos:systemupgrade [2012/09/21 13:50 (UTC)] – Add instructions for a multilib system. alienbob | howtos:systemupgrade [2012/09/21 21:36 (UTC)] – The Proprietary Graphics Drivers page has moved. alienbob |
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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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| | ===== Video driver considerations ===== |
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| | If your computer is equipped with a video card powered by an [[http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html|Nvidia]] or [[http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/installernotes.html|Ati]] graphics processor and you have installed these companies' accelerated graphics drivers (closed-source and binary-only), you should not attempt start an X session after upgrading to the next Slackware release. \\ These drivers depend on kernel version, Mesa version and the X.Org server. You must re-install the binary driver before starting graphical mode. Also, the mesa and xorg-server packages of Slackware overwrite essential files of these closed-source accelerated graphics drivers anyway. |
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| | If you want to know how to deal with these binary drivers, we have more detailed instructions in the "[[howtos:proprietary_graphics_drivers|Proprietary Graphics Drivers]]" article on this Wiki. |
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