Re: How to Upgrade from Potato to Woody?
On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 11:58:41AM -0500, Ed Lawson wrote:
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| >On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 08:58:35AM -0600, David Bell wrote:
| >
| >|
| >| Change all references to 'stable' in /etc/apt/sources.list to 'testing'
| >| and run apt-get update && apt-get -u dist-upgrade. You're now running
| >| Woody. :)
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| Hmmm. Isn't it better to first change the sources list, then upgrade
| Perl, then upgrade apt, dpkg, etc, and then do a dist-upgrade? Seems I
| have read that a blanket dist-upgrade from stable to testing is not as
| seamless as you suggest, but it has been awhile since I looked at this
| issue.
It (dist-upgrade) Worked For Me last week. Admittedly it was a router
type system with not much on it (only 167MB used).
-D
--
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31
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