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Quote:

Originally Posted by Olek (Post 6465934)

Strange. My slackpkg does not detect kernel packages to update. It's upgraded only firmware package.
But i didn't blacklist kernel packages:

Code:

#grep kernel /etc/slackpkg/blacklist 

# Automated upgrade of kernel packages may not be wanted in some situations;

# kernel-headers should *not* be blacklisted:

#kernel-generic.*

#kernel-huge.*

#kernel-modules.*

#kernel-source

To be sure:

Code:

# grep -v ^# /etc/slackpkg/blacklist | sed '/^$/d'

Note:
kernel package is : linux-*
kernel-* is only for Slackware-current

Hmmm... this could be because I didn't remove the previous kernels in /patches, figuring it would be safer to leave a fallback for a bit in case of regressions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by volkerdi (Post 6465947)

Hmmm... this could be because I didn't remove the previous kernels in /patches, figuring it would be safer to leave a fallback for a bit in case of regressions.

Yes, this caught my slackscan/slackup scripts out too. I just needed to tweak the blacklist to get it to ignore the older packages.

I only detected the kernel firmware as well. I appreciate your caution, Mr. Volkerding. Thanks for the explanation.

Quote:

Originally Posted by volkerdi (Post 6465947)

Hmmm... this could be because I didn't remove the previous kernels in /patches, figuring it would be safer to leave a fallback for a bit in case of regressions.

No luck with blacklisting 5.15.117 at all. I think it has to do with the order slackpkg builds its pkglist as moving the 5.15.117 entries below the 5.15.139 ones in /var/lib/slackpkg/pkglist (or just removing them), it finally shows up as an upgrade. I think this stems from the order of https://slackware.osuosl.org/slackwa...s/PACKAGES.TXT

Before:

Code:

# slackpkg search kernel



Looking for kernel in package list. Please wait... DONE



The list below shows all packages with name matching "kernel".



[inst] patches    : kernel-firmware-20231120_9552083-noarch-1

[inst] patches    : kernel-headers-5.15.117-x86-1

[inst] patches    : kernel-huge-5.15.117-x86_64-1

[inst] patches    : kernel-modules-5.15.117-x86_64-1

[inst] patches    : kernel-source-5.15.117-noarch-1

[mask] patches    : kernel-headers-5.15.139-x86-1

[mask] patches    : kernel-huge-5.15.139-x86_64-1

[mask] patches    : kernel-modules-5.15.139-x86_64-1

[mask] patches    : kernel-source-5.15.139-noarch-1

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-firmware-20220124_eb8ea1b-noarch-1

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-headers-5.15.19-x86-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-huge-5.15.19-x86_64-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-modules-5.15.19-x86_64-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-source-5.15.19-noarch-2

After changing the order:

Code:

# slackpkg search kernel



Looking for kernel in package list. Please wait... DONE



The list below shows all packages with name matching "kernel".



[upgr] patches    : kernel-generic-5.15.117-x86_64-1 --> kernel-generic-5.15.139-x86_64-1

[upgr] patches    : kernel-headers-5.15.117-x86-1 --> kernel-headers-5.15.139-x86-1

[upgr] patches    : kernel-huge-5.15.117-x86_64-1 --> kernel-huge-5.15.139-x86_64-1

[upgr] patches    : kernel-modules-5.15.117-x86_64-1 --> kernel-modules-5.15.139-x86_64-1

[upgr] patches    : kernel-source-5.15.117-noarch-1 --> kernel-source-5.15.139-noarch-1

[inst] patches    : kernel-firmware-20231120_9552083-noarch-1

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-firmware-20220124_eb8ea1b-noarch-1

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-generic-5.15.19-x86_64-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-headers-5.15.19-x86-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-huge-5.15.19-x86_64-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-modules-5.15.19-x86_64-2

[mask] slackware64 : kernel-source-5.15.19-noarch-2

1 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 1 Upgraded

Code:

Wed Nov 22 19:26:09 UTC 2023

patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.5.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.

  This release contains security fixes and improvements.

  For more information, see:

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.5.0/releasenotes/

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-52/

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6204

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6205

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6206

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6207

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6208

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6209

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6212

  (* Security fix *)

Provided by http://matoda.pw/report/slack-15.0-x86_64.txt

Edit: Also note it's not in the Changelog, but the old kernels got moved to patches/packages/old-linux-5.15.117: https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackw...inux-5.15.117/, presumably to help slackpkg users (see above posts).

Quote:

Originally Posted by drumz (Post 6466106)

Also note it's not in the Changelog, but the old kernels got moved to patches/packages/old-linux-5.15.117: https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackw...inux-5.15.117/, presumably to help slackpkg users (see above posts).

Thanks, Mr. Volkerding. Upgraded to the new kernel without incident. :cool:

Quote:

Originally Posted by drumz (Post 6466106)

the old kernels got moved to patches/packages/old-linux-5.15.117 presumably to help slackpkg users

It was super effective.

Quote:

Originally Posted by drumz (Post 6466106)

Edit: Also note it's not in the Changelog, but the old kernels got moved to patches/packages/old-linux-5.15.117: https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackw...inux-5.15.117/, presumably to help slackpkg users (see above posts).

I don't happen to use slackpkg, but I do use a few homegrown scripts to manage upgrades on my systems, and I don't recall if I've seen this convention in previously releases, but it would probably be worth documenting this convention somewhere, or at least mention it in the Changelog.

Funny thing, I noticed the old-linux-5.15.117 directory in an rsync log a day or two after a previous rsync that had the newer kernel.

If this particular location is convenient for slackpkg users, then I guess that's helpful, but pasture seems like the expected home for old packages that might still be important for rollbacks.

'slackscan' users will need to adjust there blacklists again for this new location. I'll work on a permanent fix and report back in my 'slackscan' thread.

Everything working OK on my desktop (Dell Precision T3600):

Code:

brian@slackdesk:~$ neofetch

                  :::::::                      brian@slackdesk.brisown.org 

            :::::::::::::::::::                --------------------------- 

        :::::::::::::::::::::::::            OS: Slackware 15.0 x86_64 x86_64 

      ::::::::cllcccccllllllll::::::          Host: Dell Inc. 0PTTT9 

    :::::::::lc              dc:::::::        Kernel: 5.15.139 

  ::::::::cl  clllccllll    oc:::::::::      Uptime: 10 mins 

  :::::::::o  lc::::::::co  oc::::::::::    Packages: 1663 (pkgtool) 

 ::::::::::o    cccclc:::::clcc::::::::::::    Shell: bash 5.1.16 

 :::::::::::lc        cclccclc:::::::::::::    Resolution: 1920x1080 

::::::::::::::lcclcc          lc::::::::::::  DE: Plasma 5.23.5 

::::::::::cclcc:::::lccclc    oc:::::::::::  WM: KWin 

::::::::::o    l::::::::::l    lc:::::::::::  Theme: Breeze Light [Plasma], Breeze [GTK2/3] 

 :::::cll:o    clcllcccll    o:::::::::::    Icons: [Plasma], breeze-dark [GTK2/3] 

 :::::occ:o                  clc:::::::::::    Terminal: konsole 

  ::::ocl:ccslclccclclccclclc:::::::::::::    Terminal Font: Hack 12 

  :::oclcccccccccccccllllllllllllll:::::      CPU: Intel Xeon E5-1650 0 (12) @ 3.800GHz 

    ::lcc1lcccccccccccccccccccccccco::::      GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 

      ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::        GPU Driver: NVIDIA 545.29.06 

        ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::          Memory: 1961MiB / 15960MiB 

          ::::::::::::::::::::::

                ::::::::::::

2 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 2 Upgraded

Code:

Fri Nov 24 20:52:02 UTC 2023

patches/packages/vim-9.0.2127-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.

  Fixed security issues.

  Thanks to marav for the heads-up.

  For more information, see:

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48231

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48232

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48233

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48234

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48235

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48236

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48237

  (* Security fix *)

patches/packages/vim-gvim-9.0.2127-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.

Provided by http://matoda.pw/report/slack-15.0-x86_64.txt

1 updates (x86_64) : 1 Upgraded

Code:

Tue Nov 28 22:13:48 UTC 2023

patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.5.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.

  This is a bugfix release.

  For more information, see:

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.5.1/releasenotes/

Provided by http://matoda.pw/report/slack-15.0-x86_64.txt

1 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 1 Upgraded

Code:

Thu Nov 30 21:21:55 UTC 2023

patches/packages/samba-4.18.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.

  This is a security release in order to address the following defect:

  An information leak vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server.

  Due to missing access control checks, an authenticated but unprivileged

  attacker could discover the names and preserved attributes of deleted objects

  in the LDAP store. Upgrading to this package will not prevent this

  information leak - if you are using Samba as an Active Directory Domain

  Controller, you will need to follow the instructions in the samba.org link

  given below.

  For more information, see:

    https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-14628.html

    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14628

  (* Security fix *)

Provided by http://matoda.pw/report/slack-15.0-x86_64.txt

1 updates (x86_64) : 1 Upgraded

Code:

Wed Dec  6 20:29:23 UTC 2023

patches/packages/rdfind-1.6.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.

  Redundant data finder utility, needed to build the kernel-firmware package.

Provided by http://matoda.pw/report/slack-15.0-x86_64.txt

Update: on Dec 8th at about 19:30 UTC "Upgraded" was changed to "Added" in ChangeLog.txt. See https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6469151