vvoody <wxj.g.sh@gmail.com> typed on 2008-05-10:
> I don't wanna install some pkgs like e/*, n/ipw*, n/iwl*. And I don't
> wanna
> write a bash script to exclude the pkgs.
>
> So, can I just remove the *.tgz that I don't wanna in the slackware
> directory, and the run upgradepkg --install-new ?
>
> BTW, I have downloaded the whole slackware-12.1/slackware to my disk.
> And I
> have never upgraded slackware.

You can just remove the package you don't want, but don't just run
'upgradepkg --install-new' if you don't want a broken system.

Read UPGRADE.TXT and CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT first.

Regards,
--
Bartosz Oudekerk
I think a better name for PAM might be SCAM, for Swiss Cheese Authentication
Modules, and have never felt that the small amount of convenience it provides
is worth the great loss of system security. -- Patrick Volkerding