Re: Security Updates in Slackware64-14.2

On 11/07/2017 08:03 PM, Robby Workman via slackware wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Nov 2017 19:42:23 -0400
> Ed Fletcher via slackware <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I just did an install of Slackware 64 14.2 on a spare box.  I'd
>> looked at slackware64-14.2/FILELIST.TXT
>> on my local mirror and saw
>> mozilla-firefox-52.4.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
>> as one of the listed files.  So I checked a couple of other security
>> updates and they were included too.  This led me to believe that I
>> would have an up-to-date and secure install.
>>
>> However, when I finished and fired up Firefox, I found that I had
>> 45.2.0 instead of the newer version.  So I checked
>> slackware64-14.2/source/FILE_LIST
>> and, sure enough, it lists
>> mozilla-firefox/firefox-45.2.0esr.source.tar.xz.
>> And
>> slackware64-14.2/slackware64/FILE_LIST
>> says v45 also.
>>
>> A bit more checking confirmed that none of the security updates are
>> installed.
>>
>> So what is the FILELIST.TXT in the main directory telling me?  And do
>> I have to install 16 or 17 months worth of security updates?  Because
>> I'd rather switch to Slackware64-current and save myself the work.
> 
> 
> Unless you've taken some sort of explicit action to install the
> post-release packages, then they're not installed. The installer
> doesn't install those when the OS is first installed, even though
> one could perhaps argue that it should (at least offer the option
> to) do so.
> 
> In short, your next move is up to you. I don't think a migration
> to -current is the best one at this time, but that's of course
> your call.
> 
> I personally use slackpkg to keep the systems for which I'm
> responsible up to date, but there are other options as well.
> 
> -RW
> 

Yep, slackpkg did the trick.  I'd looked at that before but never got 
around to trying it.  It's pretty slick.  Thanks!

Ed
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Ed Fletcher

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