From: lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca
On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:06:30 +0000, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:14:03 -0300, Jim Diamond wrote:
>
>> On 2023-03-15 at 01:19 ADT, Mike Spencer wrote:
>>>
>>> Jim Diamond writes:
>>>
>>>> A while back there was some discussion about whether /etc/mtab is (or
>>>> should be) a file or a link to /proc/mounts (or /proc/self/mounts).
>>>
>>>> So... please chime in... What is /etc/mtab on your systems, upgraded and
>>>> fresh installs?
>>>
>>> I think I was the OP on that. Slackware 15 installed from bootable
>>> DVD created from d/l iso. Came up with mtab as link to /proc/mounts.
>>>
>>> I often mount laptop or 2nd desktop on main box's fs, for backup or
>>> other purposes. Annoyance that root has to umount them.
>>>
>>> Another poster remarked on having scripts to pre-identify how an
>>> upgrade would/might break his setup. I've tried to avoid those
>>> worries with always a new install, then reconstructing (with much
>>> bother as my pleas for help here reflect) the numerous idiosyncrasies
>>> of my setup.
>>
>> I was really hoping the guy who talked about his many systems (some clean
>> installs, some upgrades) would chime in. But so far, no luck.
>
> That might be me?
[snip]
For what it's worth, I currently run three Slackware systems, all at 64bit
Slackware 14.2. One runs my internet-facing services, while a second runs
my PBX and a third provides my desktop processing needs. I've used my upgrade
scripts on two of the three (the PBX started life as 64bit Slackware 14.2)
since the days of 32bit Slackware 11.
I'd rather not discuss the internals of those home-grown upgrade scripts here,
but I welcome email inquiries.
--
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills We Trust"
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