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Linux.com: Updating Slackware Using Swaret

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“Now that Slackware 11.0 is out, you may wonder what is the best
way to update the distribution. Swaret is an open source project
that aims to keep various versions of Slackware up-to-date. I use
Swaret and some cron scripts to keep my servers current
automatically.

“Download the stable version (1.6.2, from October 2004) or the
development version of Swaret and rename the downloaded file so
that you can install it using installpkg…”

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