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  1. 07-31-2006 #1
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    How many disk do I need to download? I just downloaded from ftp://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slac...ware-10.0-iso/ the 2 install ISOs but I see two more with source tags, Do I need to download them also?

    yes, I know i downloaded a bit old version, I didn't notice the others, Is there anyway I can update later without redownloading the ISOs?
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    No you won't need to the source ISOs to install. Just the two you downloaded should do it.

    Oops... missed the second part - I recommend fresh installs rather than upgrades.
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    Thanks, I didn't want to download all them since I have been downloading the two for six hours
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    I'm pretty sure you could use something like Swaret or Slapt-get to upgrade (as I've done it in the past), but I've read lots of horror stories about people trying that, so I always recommend doing a fresh install rather than upgrade whenever possible.

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    I second what Ozar says. I tried to upgrade from 10.0 to 10.1 with Slapt-get once and it was a disaster. Better to burn the new version .ISOs and upgrade that way.
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    Is there so much difference between 10.0 and 10.1?
    Where can I get .tgz packages?
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    I don't use slapt or swaret

    but I never reinstall, its pointless, I've gone from 9.0 to 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 in the past and never had a single problem.

    all of my machines will be upgraded to 11.0 the same way, using pats upgrade notes, and not slapts.

    in #slackware on freenode, they advise against slapt and swaret whenever possible, and definately for upgrading, I'm not suprised it didnt work.
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