Slackware 10.2 Released

**bryansmith** · 09-15-2005

For those of you interested, Slackware 10.2 has been released.
Check the website for appropriate mirrors.

Bryan

**Tecµ** · 09-15-2005

Thanks for the notice

Eh, the torrent are horrid, 1-3kbs

EDIT: Ah, nevermind.

http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/sl...ware-10.2-iso/

They have the 10.2 iso's

**kern** · 09-15-2005

ahh , been on the beta 10.2 for the last week

these last ten pkgs and I'm there

slack rocks as always

**Bubo** · 09-15-2005

Please excuse the noob type question,

, but is there a way to upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2 without a full re-install. I use "slapt-get" alot, so would:

Code:

slapt-get --dist-upgrade

as root without X running do the trick ?

Thanks

Bubo

**RustamB** · 09-15-2005

Whoooa, I've just downloaded 4 CDs

**RustamB** · 09-15-2005

Originally Posted by Bubo

Please excuse the noob type question,

, but is there a way to upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2 without a full re-install. I use "slapt-get" alot, so would:

Code:

slapt-get --dist-upgrade

as root without X running do the trick ?

Thanks

Bubo

Don't you use swaret to update your packages? In swaret.conf set version to current

Code:

VERSION=current

Then run

Code:

swaret --update

to get the latest packages list and

Code:

swaret --upgrade

to upgrade all your packages. Since the version "current" is 10.2 at the moment it will retrive packages for that version. You'll be able to do such upgrade all the time, and upgrade your running slackware when new versions released. Read man swaret for details and google it.

**kern** · 09-15-2005

hardcore slackers advise against swaret

its just as easy and fun to do it yourself

I have upgraded from 9.1 to 10.2 over the years and its fine. I used to reinstall with previous versions to that , however, when I was newb.

oz · 09-15-2005

Yep, I'm anxious to try it but will probably wait until my Slackware Subscription CDs come in (direct from the Slackware Store

). That shouldn't be but a few weeks, hopefully.

**Bubo** · 09-16-2005

Well, swaret worked very well for me (thanks RustamB). Everything worked fine straight after a reboot including the KDE upgrade which retained all of my desktop settings etc. Very impressive.

To be honest I wouldn't really know where to start upgrading things manually but I would love to learn. Perhaps someone could come up with a tutorial as I am sure there are many users who want to have the latest and greatest but don't really know how, especially with a new version just released. Just a thought.

Anyway, whichever way you do it, and thats what I love about linux, you get a choice, Slackware still rocks.

I continue to be nothing but impressed with it and I am learning new stuff everyday.

Regards

Bubo

**zba78** · 09-16-2005

For info (especially for those living in europe), ISOs available at:

ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distribu...kware-10.2-iso

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