Just to add that although I have had zero ("0") problems with Salix 14.1 so far, I'll upgrade a spare machine when I have some time hoping for the problem-free ride to continue...

Excellent work!

I have noticed that the glibc package-series (glibc glibc-i18n glibc-profile glibc-solibs glibc-zoneinfo) have been patched upstream, but as these are locked in gslapt I wonder what would be the safe way upgrading them

Well, I just used the SLKBUILD to make a LO 5.0.0 package and it runs flawlessly too.

Search engine settings contain only DDG. I could find no way to add other search engines (yahoo, google, bing, etc.) Much easier is to just use the DDG "bang" syntax" : type in the address bar "!y some_search_term_" and you will be redirected to search.yahoo.com searching f...

To clarify: as a rule, I blindly replace every dot-file that I haven't modified previously...

Sure, but as I hadn't modified anything in the first place I completely forgot to check after the patched CUPS arrived; that's why I left here this NB

...to review the new /etc/cups/cupsd.conf if you have made some changes, or (at least) to restore the line that says SystemGroup sys root to SystemGroup sys root wheel :!: NB: Salix uses sudo for administrative tasks everywhere, so make the CUPS configuration-file compliant again. I am hapy to repor...

Perfect, thanks!

I'm sorry for picking up this rather old thread, but is there a recommended (SalixOS) way of upgrading VirtualBox after it has been installed via the binary package (as advised by gapan)?

I would risk asking once too much than messing-up my perfectly running system

TIA!