How to keep Puppy updated?

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geomonroe
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How to keep Puppy updated?

#1 Post by geomonroe »

hello all:
was wondering how to keep system updated?
racy 3.0.25, installed to hard drive

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#2 Post by darkcity »

Hi geomonroe,

Welcome to the forum. Generally speaking Puppy versions work well without needing constant updating, apart from network software like web-browsers.

Sometimes update packages come out- Lucid Puppy 5.28 has had five of these-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70855

Also the new Precise from Barry looks set to have updates
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00049

Regarding Racy Barry says '[he] will build Racy 5.3.92 soon.'
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00056
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If you search the forum some people were working on a Utility that allows you to keep your settings when moving to the next version...

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#3 Post by bigpup »

Ways to install Puppy and how to upgrade information is given here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60302

If your are asking about upgrading programs, bug fixes, improvements in general to a version of Puppy you are using. That depends on the version of Puppy you have. Most developers, of a version of Puppy, make improvements by releasing a new version or an instant update for a version.

Example:
Lucid Puppy
Lucid Puppy 5.0 -at first release.
Lucid Puppy 5.2.8
Lucid Puppy 5.2.8.005 - latest release.

There is no auto update in Puppy like other OS's.
Updating is a manual operation in Puppy. You find it, download, and install.

Updating individual programs:
Additional Software (Pets N' Stuff) section of this forum
find the programs topic.
See if newer version is posted.
Download and install.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
YaPI(any iso installer)

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#4 Post by BarryK »

Yes, the latest Woof-built puppies, such as Precise 5.4.2 and Slacko 5.4 (and Wary 5.4beta2) will automatically check for existence of a "Service Pack" -- that is, an upgrade PET package -- just like Windows!

Well, there aren't any yet for Precise and Slacko, as they only got released recently.

Service Packs are intended for minor sub-version upgrades.

Some info in my blog about Service Packs:
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00041

On the other hand, a complete upgrade to a later version can be done quite easily. Yeah, bigpup's page looks good:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60302
[url]https://bkhome.org/news/[/url]

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