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USM fails to update slackware patches [SOLVED]
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 12:30
by yldouright
Running Porteus 3.2.2 Mate, I typed usm -u all and noted that the slackware patches database fails continually wqith a "There was a problem..." general error. Looking into the "USM:Settings:Edit Database" menu command, I didn't not a listing for slackware patches. Help me understand what is going on here.
USM fails to update slackware patches
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 15:37
by Ed_P
I just ran a USM update and everything ran.
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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password:
root@porteus:/home/guest# usm -u all
Starting slackware database update
Downloading: vercheck.txt DONE
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5 DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
File verification was good.
Optimizing manifest
slackware database updated.
Updating config file
Starting slackwarepatches database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5 DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
File verification was good.
Optimizing manifest
slackwarepatches database updated.
Starting slacky database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5.gz DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT.gz DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
File verification was good.
Optimizing manifest
slacky database updated.
Starting salix database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
Downloading: OPTIFEST.gz DONE
salix database updated.
Starting alien database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5.gz DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT.gz DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
File verification was good.
Optimizing manifest
alien database updated.
Starting ponce database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5.gz DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT.gz DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
Optimizing manifest
ponce database updated.
Starting slackonly database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5.gz DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT.gz DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
File verification was good.
Optimizing manifest
slackonly database updated.
Starting sbo database update
SLACKBUILDS.TXT.gz
Downloading: SLACKBUILDS.TXT.gz DONE
sbo database updated.
Downloading: extra-deps.txt DONE
Downloading: ignore-deps.txt DONE
root@porteus:/home/guest#
Apparently the settings menu is missing the slackware patches entry.
USM fails to update slackware patches
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 17:42
by yldouright
@Ed_P
Yes, there is no entry for it in the USM:Settings menu. I was able to update the patches on my next try in the terminal. Very weird, still get no response from requests to update Salix.
USM fails to update slackware patches
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 18:10
by Ed_P
Post your results when you do this:
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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password:
root@porteus:/home/guest# usm -u salix
Starting salix database update
Downloading: vercheck.txt DONE
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5 DONE
Downloading: PACKAGES.TXT DONE
Downloading: LIBS.TXT.gz DONE
Downloading: OPTIFEST.gz DONE
salix database updated.
root@porteus:/home/guest#
USM fails to update slackware patches
Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 19:57
by yldouright
With the manually updated mirrors, everything works as it should on 3.2.x but when you use those same repos in 3.1, we have some anomalys. I will list them:
1. There is no slackware patches database in Porteus 3.1 and trying to update it directly via usm fails.
2. The 3.1 i486 distro doesn't ship with the developer packages so you can't make anything (very inconveneint for this older distro).
3. Downloading and activating the Quantum module doesn't allow you to access it.
The three questions that these situations inspire are:
1. Do I need to manually add a "slackware patches" category source somewhere and if so, where to create this file?
2. What do I need to install on Porteus 3.1 XFCE to compile from source code?
3. How do I remove Firefox ESR 31.x from XFCE Porteus 3.1 so that a clean module of Quantum will work properly?
USM fails to update slackware patches
Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 23:32
by Ed_P
1. No.
brokenman wrote: ↑18 Mar 2018, 13:29
slackware-patches IS slackware.
2. No idea.
3. Probably need something like ISOMaster to edit the ISO.
Why are you using 3.1 rather than 3.2.2?
USM fails to update slackware patches
Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 12:16
by yldouright
@Ed_P
I couldn't find a 32bit i686 build on the mirrors and the i586 runs like crap on a celeron P4. See
this post for more details. Also, the 3.2.2 builds have kernel support for stuff I don't need so is much larger than it needs to be for me. I've been playing with the idea of a custom kernel for some time but haven't jumped in yet.
USM fails to update slackware patches [SOLVED]
Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 18:05
by Ed_P
Just not sure how insecure the older release is. If you don't use the system online you should be ok.