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@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-Slackware 13.0 to 13.1 Upgrade HOWTO <volkerdi@slackware.com>
+Slackware 13.1 to 13.37 Upgrade HOWTO <volkerdi@slackware.com>
-This document explains how to upgrade from Slackware 13.0 to Slackware 13.1.
+This document explains how to upgrade from Slackware 13.1 to Slackware 13.37.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-For details of important changes from Slackware 13.0 to 13.1, see the file
+For details of important changes from Slackware 13.1 to 13.37, see the file
'CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT'. Thanks to Robby Workman for help with this.
If you have partitions in /etc/fstab named /dev/hd*, please take special
note of the instructions for the changeover to /dev/sd* devices or your
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ process is complete. Back it up, or take your chances.
OK, now that everything is safely backed up, let's proceed. :-)
-To do this, you'll need the Slackware 13.1 packages. If these are on a CD,
+To do this, you'll need the Slackware 13.37 packages. If these are on a CD,
create a new directory to mount the CD on so that it doesn't get in the way
during the upgrade:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ is that you know where the slackware packages directory is. We'll use
upgradepkg /root/slackware/a/pkgtools-*.tgz
upgradepkg /root/slackware/a/tar-*.tgz
- installpkg /root/slackware/a/xz-*.tgz
+ upgradepkg /root/slackware/a/xz-*.tgz
upgradepkg /root/slackware/a/findutils-*.txz
@@ -81,13 +81,15 @@ is that you know where the slackware packages directory is. We'll use
You may spot some old, obsolete, or discontinued packages. If so,
you can remove these using 'removepkg'. This command will get rid of
- the packages which became obsolete since Slackware 13.0:
+ the packages which became obsolete since Slackware 13.1:
- removepkg bluez-libs bluez-utils cupsddk device-mapper epic4 gqview \
- kdelibs-experimental lbxproxy libgtkhtml liblbxutil libungif \
- libv4l loadlin mpg321 mplayerthumbs proxymngr xf86-input-citron \
- xf86-input-elographics xf86-input-fpit xf86-input-hyperpen \
- xf86-input-mutouch xf86-video-newport xf86-video-xgixp
+ removepkg util-linux-ng guidance-power-manager eggdbus iptraf \
+ libXTrap libXprintAppUtil libXprintUtil libxkbui rstart trapproto \
+ xf86rushproto xfindproxy xfwp xplsprinters xprehashprinterlist \
+ xproxymanagementprotocol xsetmode xsetpointer xtrap
+
+ Note the removal of util-linux-ng! You better make sure that the
+ renamed util-linux package is installed before removing that. :-)
5. Fix your config files. Some of the config files in /etc are going to
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ is that you know where the slackware packages directory is. We'll use
upgradepkg *t?z
- If your language has been added to KDE since Slackware 13.0, you'll
+ If your language has been added to KDE since Slackware 13.1, you'll
need to install it using installpkg, or upgradepkg --install-new.
Typically you'll need to make sure that you have installed the
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ is that you know where the slackware packages directory is. We'll use
stick to boot, copy the new kernel to it in place of the old one.
If you were using devices such as /dev/hda (IDE hard drive) with
- Slackware 13.0, you will need to consider how to switch over to the
+ Slackware 13.1, you will need to consider how to switch over to the
new /dev/sda type device names. See CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT for complete
instructions on how to do this. If you have not read this yet, now
is a great time to go look at that. Forget about step 8 and 9 and
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ is that you know where the slackware packages directory is. We'll use
9. Reboot to start using the new kernel.
-At this point you should be running Slackware 13.1. :-)
+At this point you should be running Slackware 13.37. :-)
I wish everyone good luck with this!