Quick and simple question.

Does Slackware have an updating feature like Gentoo, Fedora Core, SUSE, etc? By updating feature I mean something that can update outdated applications on your system. I haven't really seen anything indictating anything yet.

If there isn't any feature to update what way would I go about doing this?

I plan to install Slackware next weekend hopefully so need to get this out before .

slackpkg
slapt-get
swaret

CrEsPo, keep in mind that none of those tools suggested by kodon are official slackware tools... they are all third-party...

the official way to keep your slackware up to date is by monitoring the changelog at http://www.slackware.com/changelog (or in your relevant FTP dir) and/or subscribing to the slackware security mailing list...

this way, whenever there is a patch released, you just download it and then do an "upgradepkg" on it...

I have a project that I've been developing. Give it a try.

http://getpkg.sourceforge.net/

kodon: Thanks for those suggestions

win32sux: Thanks for the information. Yeah I could always do it that way, but I'm a lazy so I tend to update weekly. If I find the other ways to be not so well I'd probably do it that way. I think I may subscribe though, just so I get notified as I tend to have a bad memory .

datadriven: I'd be happy to try out your program once I install Slackware .

Thanks for the replies guys .

if you do use one of the third-party updating tools...
don't use the repositories.

I think using slackpkg is a good middle ground. You review the changlogs then use slackpkg to upgrade each package. That way you know exactly what is being done, you see it being done. You know if something is supposed to be removed. You know if changes to a config needs to be done. The people that seem to get in trouble with swaret and slapt-get just allow them to do their thing without being involved in the process. This is not Debian. The distro is not built with package management and dependency checking in mind. Therefor the updaters can never equal apt-get.

Thanks for the information guys. I'll definately keep that in mind when I try out Slackware .

i use slackpkg...like ringwraith says...if you keep your eye on the changelog, you know what you need to upgrade and what it will do...i just brought 10.1 up to current almost flawlessly....(i had to go back in install cyrus, which fixed the only problem i ran into)

and Pat V. does not support using swaret at all..........

Thanks for all the replies guys, seems interesting.

Right now I have Slackware installed on a VM. On the weekend I'm going to put it as my main OS now that I know how to install it. It'll be fun .

Wish me luck .

good luck!!! and have fun!!!

I use slackpkg to download and install the patches and apps I need and to upgrade when needed.

I only use swaret for installing 3rd party software that there is no official Slack package for, but with a great deal of caution. I would never trust swaret to do a system update or upgrade.

You may consider yourself "lazy" but which will require less effort, reading the changelogs and installing the patches as needed, or reinstalling the whole system because some "tool" borked it for you?

I'm trying it out right now. So far, so good. We'll see--I'll let you know of any negative output it gives me. Thanks.