diff --git a/UPGRADE.TXT b/UPGRADE.TXT index 0cd37df..81eeffb 100644 --- a/UPGRADE.TXT +++ b/UPGRADE.TXT @@ -1,11 +1,16 @@ -MATE 1.8 to 1.10 Upgrade HOWTO +MATE 1.12 to 1.14 Upgrade HOWTO -This document explains how to upgrade from MATE 1.8 to MATE 1.10 on -Slackware Linux 14.1. +This document explains how to upgrade from MATE 1.12 on Slackware 14.1 to +MATE 1.14 on Slackware Linux 14.2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +NOTE: +This procedure assumes you are upgrading from Slackware 14.1 to Slackware 14.2. +If you install Slackware 14.2 using a clean installation procedure, simply +use installpkg to install all packages in deps, base, and extra directory. + Before you begin, we strongly recommend making a backup of your system, or, if not the entire system, at least the /etc and your home directory. You might find that you need to refer to a few things after the upgrade process @@ -13,15 +18,14 @@ is complete. Back it up, or take your chances. OK, now that everything is safely backed up, let's proceed. :-) -You will need the MATE 1.10 packages available on your local system. Grab -them from the official repository at http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/ or -any of the mirror sites. Due to the fact that MATE 1.10 has new and obsoleted -packages, we do not recommend upgrading using slackpkg+ or other similar -utilities. +You will need the MATE 1.14 packages available on your local system. Grab +them from the official repository at http://www.slackware.uk/msb/ or +any of the mirror sites. Please note that MATE 1.14 has new and obsoleted +packages. -0. Log out from the MATE desktop. +0. Reboot after upgrading your Slackware 14.1 -> Slackware 14.2 -1. Upgrade and install all new MATE 1.10 packages: +1. Upgrade and install all new MATE 1.14 packages: upgradepkg --install-new --reinstall /path/to/deps/*.txz upgradepkg --install-new --reinstall /path/to/base/*.txz @@ -29,21 +33,21 @@ utilities. 2. Remove obsolete packages: - removepkg mate-calc - removepkg mate-dialogs + removepkg mate-netspeed perl-xml-twig perl-net-dbus system-tools-backends + removepkg liboobs mate-system-tools gnome-main-menu 3. Run xwmconfig and select xinitrc.mate-session. This ensures you get the latest copy of xinitrc.mate-session due to changes in mate-session- manager. ALWAYS run this command for both new installations or upgrades - from MATE 1.8 + from MATE 1.14 -At this point you should be running MATE 1.10 on Slackware 14.1. :-) If +At this point you should be running MATE 1.14 on Slackware 14.2. :-) If you have installed everything from /base and /extra (which will include -packages from the /deps directory) then you should have a total of 67 +packages from the /deps directory) then you should have a total of 51 packages: $ ls /var/log/packages | grep _msb | wc -l - 66 + 51 We wish everyone good luck with this! Please report any issues to mateslackbuilds@gmail.com.