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a/dcron-4.5-x86_64-7.txz: Rebuilt. Added init script and defaults file. Moved TMPDIR to /run/cron. Thanks to Robby Workman and shasta. a/efibootmgr-16-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. a/efivar-36-x86_64-1.txz: Added. a/elilo-3.16-x86_64-7.txz: Rebuilt. a/glibc-solibs-2.27-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt. Don't restart init in the install script, let rc.6 handle it. a/haveged-1.9.2-x86_64-1.txz: Added. a/pkgtools-15.0-noarch-18.txz: Rebuilt. setup.services: add support for rc.atd and rc.crond a/sysvinit-scripts-2.1-noarch-10.txz: Rebuilt. rc.6: restart init when shutting down - this prevents it from holding file handles to removed/upgraded versions of the glibc shared libraries which would interfere with shutdown. rc.K: use full path to telinit rc.M: start rc.atd and rc.crond rc.M: don't remove cron tempfiles (moved to /run/cron) rc.S: start rc.haveged ap/at-3.1.20-x86_64-3.txz: Rebuilt. Added init script and defaults file. l/glibc-2.27-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt. Don't restart init in the install script, let rc.6 handle it. l/glibc-i18n-2.27-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt. l/glibc-profile-2.27-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt. l/gnu-efi-3.0.8-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
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This file documents the instructions for upgrading to Slackware -current, the
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packages added, removed, renamed, and/or split during the development cycle
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from Slackware 14.2 through -current, and some potential "gotchas" that users
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can avoid by arming themselves with a little knowledge.
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*** INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPGRADING FROM 14.2 ***
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Follow the instructions detailed in the UPGRADE.TXT located in this
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directory.
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Note that upgrading from a Slackware version earlier than 14.2 is NOT
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supported at all and will most likely not work.
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*** PACKAGE ADDITIONS SINCE 14.2 ***
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a/efivar
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a/haveged
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a/hostname (split from n/net-tools)
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a/lbzip2
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a/lzlib
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a/mlocate (replaces a/slocate)
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a/openssl10-solibs (compat libraries for openssl-1.0.2)
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a/plzip
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ap/dash (replaces ap/ash)
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ap/man-db (replaces ap/man)
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ap/sc-im (replaces ap/sc)
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ap/opus-tools
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ap/xorriso
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d/gcc-brig
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d/gnucobol (replaces d/gnu-cobol)
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d/parallel
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d/patchelf
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d/python-pip
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d/python3
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d/opencl-headers
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d/rust
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l/Mako
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l/SDL2
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l/SDL2_gfx
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l/SDL2_image
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l/SDL2_mixer
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l/SDL2_net
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l/SDL2_ttf
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l/ffmpeg
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l/fluidsynth
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l/gexiv2
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l/gst-plugins-libav
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l/id3lib
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l/jansson
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l/json-glib
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l/lame
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l/libbluray
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l/libclc
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l/libedit
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l/libidn2
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l/libsodium
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l/libunwind
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l/libwebp
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l/ocl-icd
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l/opus
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l/opusfile
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l/pyparsing
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l/python-appdirs
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l/python-certifi
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l/python-chardet
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l/python-docutils
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l/python-idna
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l/python-notify2
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l/python-packaging
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l/python-requests
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l/python-sane
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l/python-six
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l/python-urllib3
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l/speex
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l/tdb
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l/tevent
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l/talloc
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l/utf8proc
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n/dovecot
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n/libmilter
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n/nghttp2
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n/npth
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n/openssl10 (compat development package for openssl-1.0.2)
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n/postfix
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n/sshfs
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n/wireless_tools (renamed from n/wireless-tools)
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t/fig2dev (replaces t/transfig)
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t/texlive (replaces t/tetex and t/tetex-doc)
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x/intel-vaapi-driver (replaces x/libva-intel-driver)
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x/libXfont2
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x/libinput
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x/libmypaint
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x/libva-utils
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x/libwacom
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x/mypaint-brushes
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x/ttf-tlwg
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x/urw-core35-fonts-otf
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x/vulkan-sdk
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x/xf86-input-libinput
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x/xf86-video-vboxvideo
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x/xorgproto (replaces all of the other x/*proto packages)
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xap/easytag
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xap/rxvt-unicode (replaces xap/rxvt)
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extra/sendmail/* (moved from main tree)
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*** PACKAGE REMOVALS SINCE 14.2 ***
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a/eject (included in a/util-linux)
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a/slocate (replaced by a/mlocate)
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ap/ash (replaced by ap/dash)
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ap/man (replaced by ap/man-db)
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ap/sc (replaced by ap/sc-im)
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ap/workbone
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d/gcc-java
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d/gnu-cobol (replaced by d/gnucobol)
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l/herqq
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l/libmowgli
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l/libmcs
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l/libmsn
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l/libtermcap
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l/libwmf-docs (merged with l/libwmf)
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l/notify-python (replaced by python-notify2)
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l/pyrex
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n/dirmngr
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n/idnkit
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n/pth
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n/rfkill (included in a/util-linux)
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n/sendmail (moved to /extra ; replaced by n/postfix and n/libmilter)
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n/sendmail-cf (moved to /extra ; replaced by n/postfix and n/libmilter)
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n/trn
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n/wireless-tools (renamed to n/wireless_tools)
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t/tetex (replaced by t/texlive)
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t/tetex-doc (replaced by t/texlive)
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t/transfig (replaced by t/fig2dev)
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x/bigreqsproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/compositeproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/damageproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/dmxproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/dri2proto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/dri3proto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/evieext (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/fixesproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/fontcacheproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/fontsproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/glproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/inputproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/kbproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/libXfont (deprecated)
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x/libva-intel-driver (replaced by x/intel-vaapi-driver)
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x/presentproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/printproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/randrproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/recordproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/renderproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/resourceproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/scrnsaverproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/videoproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xcmiscproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xextproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86-video-xgi (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86-video-xgixp (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86bigfontproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86dgaproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86driproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86miscproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xf86vidmodeproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xineramaproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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x/xproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
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xap/rxvt (replaced by xap/rxvt-unicode)
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extra/mplayerplug-in/mplayerplug-in
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*** NEW USERS/GROUPS SINCE 14.2 ***
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cgred group, GID 41
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ntp user and group, UID and GID 44
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postfix user and group, UID and GID 91
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postdrop user and group, UID and GID 92
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dovecot user and group, UID and GID 94
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dovenull user and group, UID and GID 95
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*** OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES AND HINTS ***
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The stock networking scripts now use iproute2 instead of net-tools and
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bridge-utils and friends. All of the previous functionality is still
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supported with the same config file syntax in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf,
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but added functionality includes support for creating virtual interfaces
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(e.g. tun/tap) and adding them to bridges as well as binding additional
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IP addresses to virtual and/or real interfaces. This did involve some
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added options to rc.inet1.conf. Maybe best of all, /sbin/ifconfig can
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still be used to view (and even configure) interfaces manually - any
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additional IP addresses bound to interfaces using rc.inet1 will be done
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in such a way that /sbin/ifconfig recognizes them.
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The ntp package has changed such that ntpd now drops privileges and runs as
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user ntp and group ntp. Be sure to move/merge the changes to rc.ntpd and
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/etc/ntp.conf.
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The gnupg2 package has changed such that the gpg agent is autostarted on
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demand now, so be sure to remove any local profile script changes to
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handle that. Also, there is a new keyring format used by gnupg2-2.2.x,
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so have a look at https://www.gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html#keybox
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for migration tips.
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As mentioned earlier, n/postfix replaces n/sendmail as the default MTA.
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However, postfix is sendmail compatible with respect to function; in
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other words, any scripts or other applications expecting to *use*
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sendmail should work just fine, as postfix installs a file at
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/usr/sbin/sendmail. This is all fine and wonderful unless you want
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to *use* sendmail *instead* of postfix and thus decided to leave
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sendmail installed on the system. The postfix package will overwrite
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the /usr/sbin/sendmail file on the system. Long story short: if you
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plan to use the sendmail MTA instead of postfix, you will need to
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uninstall postfix *before* installing/reinstalling sendmail. You should
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never have both sendmail and postfix installed on the same machine.
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If you do, one of them will not work properly.
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The cciss driver has been replaced by the hpsa driver, so if you're
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running an HP server, this may be relevant to you. This is mostly an
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issue with respect to device references -- if you have references to
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/dev/cciss/* in e.g. /etc/fstab and/or /etc/smartd.conf, you'll need
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to fix those. Reference: https://tinyurl.com/cciss-hpsa
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Use one of the provided generic kernels for daily use. Do not report
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bugs until/unless you have reproduced them using one of the stock
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generic kernels. You will need to create an initrd in order to boot
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the generic kernels - see /boot/README.initrd for instructions.
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The huge kernels are primarily intended as "installer" and "emergency"
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kernels in case you forget to make an initrd. For most systems, you
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should use the generic SMP kernel if it will run, even if your system is
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not SMP-capable. Some newer hardware needs the local APIC enabled in the
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SMP kernel, and theoretically there should not be a performance penalty
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with using the SMP-capable kernel on a uniprocessor machine, as the SMP
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kernel tests for this and makes necessary adjustments. Furthermore, the
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kernel sources shipped with Slackware are configured for SMP usage, so you
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won't have to modify those to build external modules (such as NVidia or
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ATI proprietary drivers) if you use the SMP kernel.
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If you decide to use one of the non-SMP kernels, you will need to follow the
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instructions in /extra/linux-4.14.49-nosmp-sdk/README.TXT to modify your
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kernel sources for non-SMP usage. Note that this only applies if you are
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using the Slackware-provided non-SMP kernel - if you build a custom kernel,
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the symlinks at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/{build,source} will point to the
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correct kernel source so long as you don't (re)move it.
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Printing, scanning, and bluetooth usage require that your user account be a
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member of the "lp" group (membership in the "scanner" group is no longer
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needed by any of the included scanner drivers, though some third party
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drivers may still need it); we had to configure sane to use the "lp" group
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or else multifunction devices (e.g. print/scan/copy units) would only do
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one or the other (depending on whether the group ownership was "lp" or
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"scanner").
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If you want to change the resolution of the KMS console, that can be done
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with something like this as a kernel append in lilo.conf:
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append="video=1024x768"
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Speaking of lilo.conf and KMS, make sure you use either vga=normal or
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vga=extended -- some of the framebuffers don't like KMS very much...
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If your cd/dvd drive is not visible inside a gtk-based desktop environment
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(e.g. Xfce), you may need to add "comment=x-gvfs-show" to the /etc/fstab
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line for the device. For more information, see this document:
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http://git.gnome.org/browse/gvfs/tree/monitor/udisks2/what-is-shown.txt
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If you have set up an encrypted root partition, you will need to have access
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to your keyboard in order to type the passphrase. This may require you to
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add the uhci-hcd and usbhid modules to your initrd image if you have a USB
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keyboard. Also note that if you are using a non-US keyboard, you can use the
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'-l' parameter to the 'mkinitrd' command in order to add support for this
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keyboard to your initrd.
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If you have permission errors when attempting to burn a cdrom or dvd image,
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such as the following:
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/usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. Cannot send SCSI cmd via ioctl
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then cdrecord almost certainly needs root privileges to work correctly.
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One potential solution is to make the cdrecord and cdrdao binaries suid root,
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but this has possible security implications. The safest way to do that is
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to make those binaries suid root, owned by a specific group, and executable
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by only root and members of that group. For most people, the example below
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will be sufficient (but adjust as desired depending on your specific needs):
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chown root:cdrom /usr/bin/cdrecord /usr/bin/cdrdao
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chmod 4750 /usr/bin/cdrecord /usr/bin/cdrdao
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If you don't want all members of the 'cdrom' group to be able to execute the
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two suid binaries, then create a special group (such as 'burning' which is
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recommended by k3b), use it instead of 'cdrom' in the line above, and add
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to it only the users you wish to have access to cdrecord and cdrdao.
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Subpixel hinting in freetype has been enabled upstream by default, but you
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may adjust this in /etc/profile.d/freetype.{csh,sh}.
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Input methods for complex characters (CJK, which is shorthand for Chinese,
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Japanese, Korean) and other non-latin character sets have been added. These
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input methods use the SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) platform.
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The environment variables for SCIM support are set in /etc/profile.d/scim.sh
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The requirements for getting SCIM input methods to work in your X session
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are as follows:
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(1) Use a UTF-8 locale. Look in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh for setting your
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language to (for instance) en_US.UTF-8. As a word of warning: maybe you
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should leave root with a non-UTF-8 locale because you don't want root's
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commands to be misinterpreted. You can add the following line to your
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~/.profile file to enable UTF-8 just for yourself:
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export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
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(2) Make the scim profile scripts executable. These will setup your
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environment correctly for the use of scim with X applications. Run:
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chmod +x /etc/profile.d/scim.*
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(3) Start the scim daemon as soon as your X session starts. The scim daemon
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must be active before any of your X applications. In KDE, you can add a
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shell script to the ~/.kde/Autostart folder that runs the command
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"scim -d". In XFCE you can add "scim -d" to the Autostarted Applications.
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If you boot your computer in runlevel 4 (the graphical XDM/KDM login)
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you can simply add the line "scim -d" to your ~/.xprofile file.
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This gives you a Desktop Environment independent way of starting scim.
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When scim is running, you will see a small keyboard icon in your system tray.
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Right-click it to enter SCIM Setup. In 'Global Setup' select your keyboard
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layout, and you are ready to start entering just about any language
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characters you wish! Press the magical key combo <Control><Space>
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in order to activate or deactivate SCIM input. The SCIM taskbar in the
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desktop's corner allows you to select a language. As you type, SCIM will show
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an overview of applicable character glyphs (if you are inputting complex
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characters like Japanese).
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