autoslackpkg-0.7 Update Release
This is the 2nd update release (v0.7) of autoslackpkg, a SlackBuild package for Slackware Linux.
autoslackpkg automates the use of slackpkg. The script expects to be run as the root user. It also expects specific modifications to blacklist, mkinitrd.conf, efi.conf & lilo.conf.
Extensive help screens with examples are available. To see usage help run (autoslackpkg) without options or arguments. Usage help also is displayed if there is a script option or argument error.
When run with the -h option and a valid argument (autoslackpkg -h overview | blacklist | elilo | lilo | mkinitrd) the script provides help.
When run with the -m option and a valid argument (autoslackpkg -m dialog | batch) the script runs in either dialog mode or batch mode. Dialog mode is a hands-on, interactive mode. Batch mode runs without user input.
When run with the -s option (autoslackpkg -s update | install-new | upgrade-all | clean-system | install-kernel | remove-kernel | new-config) the script only runs a specific section of the overall script.
The script maintains multiple kernels and manages EFI & LILO setups (not GRUB yet). The default boot kernel is changed to the most recent kernel. In the unlikely event the most recent kernel is not functioning properly the system can be rebooted with the previous kernel.
The script runs in 2 Phases. If not installing a new kernel then autoslackpkg runs both Phase 1 & Phase 2 in succession. If a new kernel is installed then only Phase 1 is run & reboot is required. After reboot, rerun autoslackpkg then Phase 1 is skipped & only Phase 2 is run.
Phase 1 includes:
1) slackpkg update
2) slackpkg install-new
3) slackpkg upgrade-all (see blacklist help)
4) new kernel download & installation (see blacklist help)
5) mkinitrd for new kernel (see mkitrd help)
6) EFI system new kernel management (see elilo help)
7) LILO system new kernel management (see lilo help)
Phase 2 includes:
1) slackpkg clean-system
2) EFI system old kernel management (see elilo help)
3) LILO system old kernel management (see lilo help)
4) run updatedb
5) slackpkg config-new
6) find /etc .new & .orig
CHANGELOG
2019-10-12 autoslackpkg-0.7
modified global variable to $DIALOG from $INTERACTIVE
renamed autoslackpkg, get_opts, renamed from bash_opts
modified main routine to call get_opts
moved strict_mode to main routine from get_opts
refactored 4 options with 15 arguments
modified help_lib, usage_help, overview_help & README to reflect changes
modified slackpkg_lib, install_new, ugrade_all & clean_system
changed dialog default answer to yes from no
added kernel_lib, test_mkinitrd to validate mkinitrd.conf ready
modified kernel_lib, install_kernel to use test
added efi_lib, test_elilo to validate elilo.conf ready
modified efi_lib, new_efi & old_efi to use test
added lilo_lib, test_lilo to validate lilo.conf ready
modified lilo_lib, new_lilo & old_lilo to use testLinks:
autoslackpkg-0.7 source: NOTE: a more recent version is available
autoslackpkg SlackBuild: NOTE: a more recent version is available
Published:
10/12/2019