[Slapt-get-user] Options for patch upgrades

[joe_schmoe]

Sean Donner wrote:
> Slackware doesn't release patches (at least not to my knowledge), instead
> they release entirely new versions of slackpacks (ie .tgz files). Once a
> new slackpack comes out, simply run 'slapt-get --update && slapt-get
> --upgrade' and that should do it.  If you are tracking -current then use
> --dist-upgrade instead of --upgrade.
> 
> -Sean
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi
>>
>>I've searched the subject lines of the mailling list archive and from
>>Oct 2003 till March 2005 there isn't a subject line that indicates
>>anything about patches, so if this is a repeat, my apologies :)
>>
>>Specifically, I'm interested in how to config slapt-get to update
>>patches, but didn't see anything to that effect in the config file. Did
>>I miss it or is there an option I pass at the command line?
>>
>>Cheers
>>/j

Hi Sean

I beg to differ. Just going to http://www.slackware.com/pb/ provides a 
drop down menu with the three options: "slackware", "patches", and 
"extra". Patches are useful for security updates, etc. Those are what 
I'd like to access with slapt-get if I can figure out how to configure 
slapt-get to get them.

Cheers

/j