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   root to Petri Kaukasoina   
   Re: Back to the N150   
   06 Feb 25 13:36:17   
   
   From: NoEMail@home.org   
      
   Petri Kaukasoina  wrote:   
   > root   wrote:   
   >>I am also thinking about simply trying to upgrade to current. I've never   
   >>tryied to simply change the mirror and run update/upgrade. If anyone has   
   >>tried that let me know.   
   >   
   > I have tested it last summer (2024-07-24) and it worked then this way:   
   >   
   > # < change mirror to current in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors >   
   > slackpkg update   
   > slackpkg upgrade slackpkg   
   > slackpkg upgrade aaa_glibc-solibs gnupg   
   > slackpkg install-new   
   > slackpkg upgrade-all   
   > slackpkg clean-system   
   > # < handle the .new files >   
   > # < if grub then reinstall grub >   
   > # < take care of initrd, boot loader >   
   > reboot   
   >   
   > But for a new install it would be faster to wipe everything and install from   
   > scratch using a current ISO.   
      
   Thanks, I think I will give it a try.   
      
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