updates question (SOLVED)

Hi all,
I asked this on the email list but have gotten no responses (is it still an active list?)…

I’m using Calculate mate desktop version on a secondary system, and so far like it very much. I am not sure whether this is a rolling release, semi-rolling, or… So will my regular updates get me to current, or do i need to uninstall and install the 12/2017 release just announced at distrowatch? Thanks much for your suggestions!

It’s rolling release. You can mix testing packages and leave other more important packages in stable versions.

Hi,
Calculate Linux is a rolling release. So just simply run cl-update (Or Linux Updater GUI) and your system is up to date and “upgraded to latest version”.

You DON’T need to uninstall or reinstall anything

What exactly was the cl-update done (new release), nothing. Plasma is still an old version, a problem with the kernel and strange messages when the system is booting. All RR distributions have a plasma version 5.11.4.

if you run

lsb_release -a

It’s written Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 !

Calculate Linux is careful with desktop environment. KDE Plasma 5.11.x comming soon.

Good info! Thanks much guys!

Adrien Daugabel wrote:

if you run

[…]

It’s written Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 !

Calculate Linux is careful with desktop environment. KDE Plasma 5.11.x comming soon.

Yes, I know for lsb it’s a standard linux command. Something happens strangely in Calculate KDE that I installed a few months ago. The first lsb command is not installed, I installed lsb and the command shows that I have ALIEN distro. I installed Calculate KDE and the command shows that I have Gentoo.

~ $ lsb_release -a
bash: lsb_release: command not found
~ $ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: n/a
Distributor ID: Gentoo
Description: #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Release: n/a
Codename: n/a

~ $ cat /etc/issue
Welcome to \n.\O (Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 KDE)
/etc/lsb-release file is wrong

Happy New Year!

I tried that

cat /etc/gentoo-release 
Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 KDE

https://www.howtoforge.com/how_to_find_out_about_your_linux_distribution

I have calc installed for 6(?) months.

Adrien Daugabel wrote:

if you run

lsb_release -a

It’s written Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 !

Tomasz Kaczmarczyk wrote:

I tried that

cat /etc/gentoo-release
Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 KDE

Thanks for the advice :slight_smile: I am completely confused and shocked, one user uses lsb_release and this command works, does not work with me, another user using cat / etc / gentoo-release? Is there any consistency in making a Calculate version or the main rule is that there are no rules.

doesnt work for me either

pheonix@calculate ~ $ lsb_release -a
LSB Version:    n/a
Distributor ID: Gentoo
Description:    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Release:    n/a
Codename:   n/a

cat works tho

pheonix@calculate ~ $ cat /etc/gentoo-release
Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 Xfce

My English is bad, but did you understand the point and what I wrote, the man wrote that it’s a command lsb_release print Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12. Where is your code and me lsb_release Calculate Linux, it write Gentoo and nothing more. :smiley:
$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: 1.4
Distributor ID: KaOS
Description: KaOS
Release: rolling
Codename: n/a

~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Kali
Description: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Release: kali-rolling
Codename: kali-rolling

~$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Maui
Release: 2
Codename: xenial

$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: n/a
Distributor ID: ManjaroLinux
Description: Manjaro Linux
Release: 17.1
Codename: Hakoila

~$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch
Distributor ID: neon
Description: KDE neon User Edition 5.11
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

Thanks much guys!
I’ve learned from this discussion. I am very pleased Calculate is rolling release. I finally did the big update tonight with no issues (so far). Guess I don’t have lsb, but the cat command shows I’m current. Yay!

calculate /home/bill # cat /etc/issue

Welcome to \n.\O (Calculate Linux Desktop 17.12 MATE)

My primary laptop, an Inspiron i5 using Sabayon, is down for a couple weeks as i collect parts for some upgrades. Meanwhile I’m living off backed up usb drives through this core 2 duo and Calculate. This experience will allow me to become more familiar with Calculate. Seriously considering making it my main distro once the i5 is back up…

peace
bill

glad its been helpful, and calculate is now my main, has been for some time now.