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kralyk

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Registered: 2009-04-27

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Which Arch linux release has current system been installed from?

Hi,
is there any way I could find out which Arch linux release has current system been isntalled from?

Mod edit: changed title to something more descriptive

Last edited by litemotiv (2010-09-13 21:05:36)

archman-cro

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Registered: 2010-04-04

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Re: Which Arch linux release has current system been installed from?

I would just take a look at /var/log/pacman.log and see when "filesystem" was installed, and I'd take a guess based on that, so, if it's installed, in example, on April 1st, it's from a 2009.08. release.
Just my guess.

mcmillan

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Re: Which Arch linux release has current system been installed from?

Yeah I don't think there's a direct way to know for sure, the top of /var/log/pacman.log will tell you when you first installed your system which should do the trick unless you installed with something other than the latest iso at the time.

KimTjik

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Registered: 2007-08-22

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Re: Which Arch linux release has current system been installed from?

You could track the kernel version as well. Older downloadable releases include a separate change log file stating which kernel version the snapshot uses. For the two latest you'll find information here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki

I haven't seen any organized collection of all change logs.

I'm feeling very kind today, so here's a list:

2007.05 --> kernel 2.6.21.1
2007.08 --> kernel 2.6.22.9
2008.03 --> kernel 2.6.24.4
2008.06 --> kernel 2.6.25.6
2009.02 --> kernel 2.6.28
2009.08 --> kernel 2.6.30.4-1
2010.05 --> kernel 2.6.33.4-1

Last edited by KimTjik (2010-09-13 22:02:10)

kralyk

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Registered: 2009-04-27

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Re: Which Arch linux release has current system been installed from?

Ok those are some useful tips, thanks folks.
This is how first line of my pacman.log looks:

[2009-05-25 20:50] installed filesystem (2009.01-1)

the filesystem version 2009.01 was installed in 2009.05, so the release must be in between. Like this, I think I can make a pretty accurate guess...

edit:  typo

Last edited by kralyk (2010-09-13 20:46:02)

litemotiv

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Re: Which Arch linux release has current system been installed from?

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