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Cut a new 14.2.1 ISO with working repositories
Posted: 22. Jan 2019, 05:52
by Nanook
I recently installed 14.2.1 and found immediately that slapt-get did not work owing to repositories that did not work. It would to me a very basic thing to make sure your most recent install ISO has good repos in it.
Re: Cut a new 14.2.1 ISO with working repositories
Posted: 23. Jan 2019, 13:22
by salix_user
The default mirrors (in the iso_14.2.1) do not work anymore.
Just change ones to
https://docs.salixos.org/wiki/Repository_mirrors
You can do this in GUI or edit your /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc and /etc/slapt-get/slapt-srcrc configuration files.
Re: Cut a new 14.2.1 ISO with working repositories
Posted: 23. Jan 2019, 14:09
by mimosa
I think the trouble with making a new release to correct this is it would have to include updates since the original release and at this stage in the release cycle that would be non-trivial. A quick search on the forum would probably have been enough to resolve the problem, and while I agree it's not good to face a hiccup like this at such an early stage, this is not a distro aimed at total beginners (though it generally works surprisingly well for that audience).
A convenient tool for changing repositories is reposetup.
As has also been said elsewhere, I recommend having a look at the Salix Startup Guide, linked to from the homepage.