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--- sanitizing_slackware [2016/01/16 22:41] – connie
+++ sanitizing_slackware [2018/04/07 18:36] – connie
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 ====== Sanitizing Slackware ======
-The steps to deblob an existing Slackware installation would be quite easy if not for the necessity to replace the non-free kernel. While the task of rebuilding the kernel is arguably easier in Slackware than in many other GNU/Linux distributions, it is not for beginners. If you don't feel like learning to build the kernel, feel welcome to use our [[free repository]] to obtain binary kernel packages. As a middle ground, you can use our [[http://freeslack.net/fxp/slackware64-14.1/source/fxp/build/linux-libre/|kernel build script]] to make your own packages from [[http://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/|Linux-libre]] source.
+The steps to deblob an existing Slackware installation would be quite easy if not for the necessity to replace the non-free kernel. While the task of rebuilding the kernel is arguably easier in Slackware than in many other GNU/Linux distributions, it is not for beginners. If you don't feel like learning to build the kernel, feel welcome to use our [[free repository]] to obtain binary kernel packages. As a middle ground, you can use our [[http://www.freenix.net/fxp/freeslack64-14.2/source/fxp/build/linux-libre/|kernel build script]] to make your own packages from [[http://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/|Linux-libre]] source.
 That being said, you can de-blob Slackware in a completely manual fashion by doing this:
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 ===== Upgrading =====
-We haven't tried this, but we don't know of a reason why it wouldn't work. Get the Slackware DVD, unpack it into a directory, remove all non-free packages, and then upgrade as usual.
+We haven't tried this, but we don't know of a reason why it wouldn't work. Make a local copy of the Slackware repository, remove all non-free packages, and then upgrade as usual.
 ===== Caveats =====
-Please be aware that as long as you keep using the official repository, non-free packages may still creep in during updates, unlikely as it is. We see no easy cure for this, short of switching to a free repository.
+Please be aware that as long as you keep using the official repository, non-free packages may still creep in during updates, unlikely as it is. We see no easy cure for this, short of switching to a [[Free Repository|free repository]].