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by SlackCoder
19. Dec 2025, 13:17
Forum: Problems
Topic: How to kernel updates?
Replies: 6
Views: 1601

Re: How to kernel updates?

Thanks mimosa. I have posted a suggestion for adding this to the startup guide.
by SlackCoder
19. Dec 2025, 12:58
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: Upgrade instructions in Startup Guide
Replies: 0
Views: 977

Upgrade instructions in Startup Guide

Hi,

Certain packages, including the kernel, are excluded from the standard upgrade process with gslapt-get.

Could this be highlighted in the start-up guide with instructions on how to update these?

Thanks
by SlackCoder
9. Dec 2025, 18:16
Forum: Problems
Topic: How to kernel updates?
Replies: 6
Views: 1601

How to kernel updates?

How should kernel updates be handled in Salix?

The default install appears to have slapt-get exclude the kernel, along with glibc etc, from updates.
by SlackCoder
19. Sep 2025, 13:51
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: Playing On Salix - How?
Replies: 7
Views: 49764

Re: Playing On Salix - How?

It looks like Wine no longer requires multi-lib installation.

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/system/wine/


NOTES

64bit systems now default to the new WOW64 mode which builds both 64bit
and 32bit PE dlls. This has removed the multilib dependency that was
pereviously required and will ...