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talk:howtos:slackware_admin:systemupgrade [2012/09/25 01:57 (UTC)] – moved page from howtos section mfillpottalk:howtos:slackware_admin:systemupgrade [2012/09/26 15:10 (UTC)] – allend
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 Hi Niki. A fresh install is usually better if your upgrade would span multiple releases (for instance, 10.1 -> 13.37). But those cases are not supported by slackpkg anyway. I will add a note about this. Also I will stress that a new name should be used for a new initrd in order not to overwrite an existing initrd... \\ David, I will also expand a little about .new files. \\  --- //[[wiki:user:alienbob|Eric Hameleers]] 2012/09/21 04:48// Hi Niki. A fresh install is usually better if your upgrade would span multiple releases (for instance, 10.1 -> 13.37). But those cases are not supported by slackpkg anyway. I will add a note about this. Also I will stress that a new name should be used for a new initrd in order not to overwrite an existing initrd... \\ David, I will also expand a little about .new files. \\  --- //[[wiki:user:alienbob|Eric Hameleers]] 2012/09/21 04:48//
 +>> Just saw the changes you made regarding initrd and .new files (I must have missed the updates in the recent changes list). Thankyou for addressing those little concerns.  --- //[[wiki:user:allend|David Allen]] 2012/09/26 08:05// 
 I used a [[https://noctslackv1.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/slackware-current-goes-beta-and-i-upgrade-now/|somewhat different method]] when I upgraded a couple months back. However, I like your method and may try it next year when Pat officially sets Current to Beta again for 15. :-)  --- //[[wiki:user:nocturnal.slacker|V. T. Eric Layton]] 2012/09/21 18:13// I used a [[https://noctslackv1.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/slackware-current-goes-beta-and-i-upgrade-now/|somewhat different method]] when I upgraded a couple months back. However, I like your method and may try it next year when Pat officially sets Current to Beta again for 15. :-)  --- //[[wiki:user:nocturnal.slacker|V. T. Eric Layton]] 2012/09/21 18:13//

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