Re: lenny with new installer
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:07:55PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote:
> I am testing upgrades from lenny to squeeze in a VM. To get as close as
> possible to my existing system I used the lenny installer, but the new
> installer reportedly supports lenny too. If I use it, will I get the
> same setup in the end? In particular, I need software RAID with the
> same metadata format (0.9) than I'm using for real; I also have LVM and
> dm-crypt.
>
> My concern is that the newer installer will use newer versions of tools,
> especially for some of the initial low-level setup.
It certainly would. The squeeze installer does not use 0.9 software
raid format anymore in my experience (which I consider a good thing).
> If it is safe to use the new one, how does one get lenny? Some docs
> suggest it's an option in expert mode.
Why not use the lenny installer to install lenny? Seems simple enough.
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Len Sorensen
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