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====== Slackware-Current ====== | ====== Slackware-Current ====== | ||
- | Slackware current is essentially the testing branch of Slackware. It is similar in function to the testing branch of other distributions. | ||
+ | ===== Overview ===== | ||
+ | Slackware -Current is essentially the testing branch of Slackware. It is similar in function to the testing branch of other distributions and the same caveats apply to -Current. | ||
+ | ===== Tracking the Current Branch ===== | ||
+ | To track the '' | ||
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+ | - cleanly install or upgrade your installation to the latest stable version first, following the instructions and information in the appropriate '' | ||
+ | - edit the ''/ | ||
+ | - run the command < | ||
+ | - read the ChangeLog file present in ''/ | ||
+ | - upgrade to the current branch in the normal fashion. See [[slackware: | ||
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+ | <note warning> | ||
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