How to upgrade Salix 13.1 to 13.37
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Preparing for the upgrade
You first need to change the default repositories to the ones for Slackware and Salix 13.37. Open file /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc and change all "13.1" instances to "13.37". Also make sure the Slackware repositories have an OFFICIAL priority. Example setups are show below:
i486 architecture
SOURCE=http://salix.enialis.net/i486/slackware-13.37/:OFFICIAL SOURCE=http://salix.enialis.net/i486/slackware-13.37/extra/:OFFICIAL SOURCE=http://salix.enialis.net/i486/13.37/:PREFERRED
x86_64 architecture
SOURCE=http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/slackware-13.37/:OFFICIAL SOURCE=http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/slackware-13.37/extra/:OFFICIAL SOURCE=http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/13.37/:PREFERRED
After you make the changes, run
slapt-get -u
Upgrading packages
The combined spkg-pkgtools package has been removed in Salix 13.37. The original Slackware pkgtools are being used, along with a separate spkg package. So, you'll need to replace the spkg-pkgtools package with spkg + pkgtools:
slapt-get -i spkg pkgtools spkg -d spkg-pkgtools
Upgrade your glibc package:
slapt-get -i glibc
The upgrade slapt-get itself (along with its dependencies):
slapt-get -i slapt-get
Install the new util-linux package:
slapt-get -i util-linux spkg -d util-linux-ng
And then upgrade all other packages to their new versions:
slapt-get --upgrade
DO NOT use:
slapt-get --dist-upgrade
in any case. Although it might seem to be the best option for upgrading to a different version, it really isn't.
Upgrade your udev package, it's locked for upgrades in /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc so you have to ask for it explicitly:
slapt-get -i udev
Obsolete packages
b43 users who are solely using the wireless interface should continue from b43/b43legacy firmware.
Some packages have been obsoleted and should be removed. Some have been replaced by new packages. You can do this automatically with:
slapt-get --remove-obsolete --remove
Careful, because this will also remove all personal packages that you might have installed, if any. It will also remove any packages that used to be part of the Slackware or Salix repos in 13.1, but are not anymore in 13.37. And it's never a bad idea to have a look at the Slackware CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT file:
- ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/slackware-13.37/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
- ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/slackware64-13.37/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
One of the major changes in 13.37 is the replacement of the OpenOffice.org office suite with LibreOffice. By running the above mentioned command, OpenOffice.org along with any respective langpacks will be removed. So, in order to get the new LibreOffice package, you'll need to run:
slapt-get -i libreoffice
and if you have a langpack installed, also run:
slapt-get -i libreoffice-l10n-YOURLOCALE
replacing 'YOURLOCALE' with the respective language code (e.g. fr for French, el for Greek, de for German etc.)
One other new package that you might want to install is user-settings-xfce. That package now includes default configuration for newly created users, so if you want new users created after the upgrade to have the default Salix user settings (desktop settings, artwork etc), you should run:
slapt-get -i user-settings-xfce
Upgrading the kernel
Run:
ls /var/log/packages/kernel*
to see which kernel packages you have installed and do a slapt-get -i for each one of them.
If you have switched to the kernel-generic package instead of the default kernel-huge package, don't forget to recreate the initrd.gz file which will be needed for booting you upgraded system. If you're still using the default kernel-huge package, an initrd is not needed anyway and you needn't be concerned about it.
After upgrading the packages, don't forget to edit your /etc/lilo.conf file accordingly and run:
lilo -v
to inform the bootloader about the kernel upgrade.
b43 users, continue from b43/b43legacy firmware: Installation.
Configuration files
After doing all the upgrades, run:
dotnew
to accept or reject new configuration files. Make sure that you DO NOT replace your /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow or /etc/group files. If you do, you will lose all users/groups/passwords you have in your system. However, even if you do, you can get the old files back, they will be kept in the same locations, with an .orig suffix.
If you are starting your system in init 3 (console), instead of init 4 (graphics) and you start the GUI by running 'startx', you'd better refresh the xinitrc file in your home directory by running (while in init 3):
xwmconfig
and selecting your preferred Desktop Environment.
b43/b43legacy firmware
In case you are upgrading your system using the wireless interface only, then you may want to perform the following steps in order for Salix OS to be able to comprehend wireless signals after you are done with the upgrading process.
Prerequisites
If you do not remember which firmware version is installed, you can find out by running:
/usr/sbin/slapt-get --show b43{,legacy}-firmware | grep Version
Note to yourself the output for the installation part of the driver.
Before you start to install the firmware, continue the upgrade process from Obsolete packages.
Installation
Reset the working directory to your home directory with:
cd
Create a folder named b43 with:
mkdir b43
Change the current working directory to b43 with:
cd b43
If you use b43-firmware-4.150.10.5, run:
cat /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/b43-firmware-4.150.10.5.SLKBUILD > SLKBUILD
If you use b43-firmware-4.178.10.4, run:
cat /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/b43-firmware-4.178.10.4.SLKBUILD > SLKBUILD
If you use b43legacy-firmware-3.130.20.0, run:
cat /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/b43legacy-firmware-3.130.20.0.SLKBUILD > SLKBUILD
Install the firmware with:
slkbuild -X
Once the package has been created you can install it with the package management tools.
spkg -i b43*.txz
In case you are having any other problem after you have upgraded your system: b43 Troubleshooting.
Further information can be found in the following file: /usr/doc/b43-fwcutter-013/README.Slackware.
Continue the upgrade process from Configuration files.
