Re: woddy from disk install problem
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 09:15:45PM -0400, Robert Schweikert wrote:
> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > Note that unless you are interested in helping to debug the installation
> > process,
>
> I'll be happy to help. Is there a procedure I should follow and if so where is it
> documented?
Basically, you should give a description of the entire process in as much
detail as possible. A script(1) log or equivalent be best, if your setup
supports it. When you run into a problem, try to determine what is wrong by
examining the state of the system--nobody can reproduce your particular setup
exactly. Feel free to use the source code for boot-floppies at cvs.debian.org
to help you figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. If you find a
solution, or if you can't, send as much information as you have to this mailing
list so that others can try to diagnose the problem.
> > you should install "potato" instead, and then upgrade to "woody",
>
> Meaning install from CD and the get the packages from the woody directory on the
> ftp site and just install them all?
No, you should use APT (or dselect, if you're comfortable with it) to perform
the upgrade. Install from CD, then edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point to
"woody" instead of "stable" (refer to the man page). Then use the commands:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
This procedure will download and install all necessary packages for the
upgrade.
> > or wait until "woody" is released.
>
> Patience is not my strongest character trait when it comes to waiting for
> releases. Plus I do want to get started with the application process which
> means, according to the recommendations I should be familiar with what I want
> to do before I start the whole thing. To me this means packaging up the stuff
> I would like to maintain.
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- mdz
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