[ENG] Slackware 10.2. How-To Update The Package.

Consider the package update procedure.

Slackware 10.2 original packages are stored:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/slackware

Slackware 10.2 updated packages:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages

The namelist of installed packages in your server:

user@pc # ls -l /var/log/packages

The namelist of removed or updated packages on your server:

user@pc # ls -l /var/log/removed_packages

Updates the old_name_package to new_name_package. Take care about config files of the updated package by yourself.

user@pc # upgradepkg old_name_package%nem_name_pakage

Sample output:

user@pc # upgradepkg openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-1%openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-2
+==============================================================================
| Upgrading openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-1 package using ./openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-2.tgz
+==============================================================================

Pre-installing package openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-2…

Removing package /var/log/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-1-upgraded-2006-04-06,14:07:50…

Installing package openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-2…
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
openssl-solibs: openssl-solibs (OpenSSL shared libraries)
openssl-solibs:
openssl-solibs: These shared libraries provide encryption routines required by
openssl-solibs: programs such as openssh. They are also used by KDE’s Konqueror web
openssl-solibs: browser to provide secure web connections.
openssl-solibs:
openssl-solibs: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for
openssl-solibs: use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org). This product
openssl-solibs: includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
openssl-solibs: (eay@cryptsoft.com). This product includes software written by Tim
openssl-solibs: Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
Executing install script for openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-2…

Package openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-1 upgraded with new package ./openssl-solibs-0.9.7g-i486-2.tgz.

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