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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. | ||
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+ | ===== Regular updates ===== | ||
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+ | After the initial configuration, | ||
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+ | Cause slackpkg to update its knowledge of the configured Slackware release: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | slackpkg update | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Check the Change Log for the configured release: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | slackpkg show-changelog | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Generally, unless you know what you're doing you should install new packages since some of the existing packages may now depend on them. | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | slackpkg install-new</ | ||
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+ | Upgrade to the latest packages: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | slackpkg upgrade-all</ | ||
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+ | Clean up: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | slackpkg clean-system</ | ||
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+ | <note tip>For Slackware ARM/ | ||
+ | For x86/64 you may need to run the '' | ||
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===== Full system upgrade ===== | ===== Full system upgrade ===== |