[Linux-Discussion] Re: upgrading slackware
- From: James Gosnell <goose@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:55:59 -0500
John Madden wrote:
>
> > Ok, I have a question that probably plagues all of us, ugrading
> > Slackware. I'm currently running Slackware 7.1 and I'm toying with the
> > idea of upgrading to Slackware 8.0. I've read how to do it off of the
> > Slack install CD, but I'm a little leary about doing it for fear of
> > losing all my data.
>
> Is /home on a separate partition or disk? If so, no "data" will be lost
> unless you tell it to format that partition during the install. If it
> isn't, that still shouldn't be a problem, just be sure to not format the
> partition you're installing to.
>
> > Another thing that I'm curious about is my installed software. The
> > programs that I built from source, will they remain intact if I
> > upgrade?
>
> Yes, provided no formatting happens and that the installer doesn't install
> slack 8's own versions of the software. The only thing you really have to
> worry about is the new libraries that get installed on top of the old ones,
> if that indeed happens. But generally, the libraries are
> backward-compatible, so you don't have to worry about it (ie, glibc 2.1
> binaries run fine under glibc 2.2).
>
> Either way, I'd backup anything you can't easily re-compile before doing the
> install anyway.
>
> > Have any of you done this yet?? Any suggestions on what I should do??
> > My main reason to upgrade is that the new packages being put out on
> > linuxmafia.org are primarily being built on the Slack 8.0 layout.
>
> I run them all on slackware 7.0 on my home box and the 7.1 machines at work
> anyway...
>
> John
Slackware;s libc binaries might, but don't try to compile them yourself
and then install. :) I ahd a little run in with this prob last week...
James
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