Updates

[monjs]

Having to update everything manually is a pain in the a, will firefox browser ssl bash and other important and ongoing security fixes be added to the porteus updater in future releases?

[fanthom]

hi monjs,

'porteus updater' is meant for Porteus related stuff (our own tools, desktop/application configs, etc ...) and we do not push upstream updates over it.

you have two ways of handling security updates:
1) Porteus way (working with modules)
2) Slackware way (working with packages)

Porteus way is harder as you have to decompress each core xzm -> remove old package -> install new package (using ROOT= variable for pkg tools as explained here: http://www.fiveanddime.net/man-pages/installpkg.8.html).

Slackware way is easier:
- you should setup persistent storage
- use USM for downloading updates
- run upgradepkg name.txz

please be careful when upgrading packages compiled by us (marked as "ftm" or "jay").
in general - its good idea to backup everything

[monjs]

ty fanthom

Slackware way is easier:
- you should setup persistent storage
- use USM for downloading updates
- run upgradepkg name.txz

This is how I upgrade firefox but I did not upgradepkg just replaced the 04-firefox module with the newly converted one and lost bookmarks and addons.

How will I know what packages to upgrade if a vunerability is discovered?

[fanthom]

This is how I upgrade firefox but I did not upgradepkg just replaced the 04-firefox module with the newly converted one and lost bookmarks and addons.
so you did it the Porteus way (working with modules)

How will I know what packages to upgrade if a vunerability is discovered?
from time to time check Slackware 14.1 changelog:
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/sla ... ngeLog.txt
i have this page bookmarked.

[francois]

Having to update everything manually is a pain in the a
The slackware or porteus way has some advantages and disadvantages, we hope you will get to find the bright side with time.

Ubuntu is not windows, but it might have a lot of similarities with porteus. I work with ubuntu too but I prefer by far the porteus way. All depends on what your are exactly looking for. 8)

[monjs]

How will I know what packages to upgrade if a vunerability is discovered?
from time to time check Slackware 14.1 changelog:
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/sla ... ngeLog.txt
i have this page bookmarked.

bash, wget, glibc, openssl, dhcpd, httpd, gnupg, openssh, samba, & firefox to have a secure porteus 3.1 usb distro? (ty I'll install these now)

Ubuntu is not windows, but it might have a lot of similarities with porteus. I work with ubuntu too but I prefer by far the porteus way. All depends on what your are exactly looking for. 8)

A fast booting live usb distro and I tried them all, Slax or Porteus are much faster than the Debian Live USB but apt-get updating all security and browser/email was very easy. No slackware background is my issue