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slackware:current [2012/08/31 11:11 (UTC)] – [Tracking the Current Branch] added a point on keeping the current branch up-to-date vharishankarslackware:current [2012/09/11 13:47 (UTC)] – [Overview] made a point clearer vharishankar
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-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. +Slackware -Current is the development branch of Slackware that eventually gets released as a stable version when considered ready (and then split again, as the development branch for the next version). It is similar in function to the testing branch of other distributions and the same caveats apply to -Current.
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