Got my 2.0 CD; now a few questions...
I just received my 2.0 CD (Thanks LSL!) and have a few questions about
upgrading from bo:
1- I have a working rescue disk from bo (with a special kernel for my aic
2940U SCSI adapter). Do I need to make a new one? Or could I use the
old bo disk to boot and run dselect after the upgrade?
2- The CD's `upgrade/README-upgrade' never mentions the rescue disk.
Can I really upgrade with the `normal' system running, without booting
the rescue disk and loading its ram disk?
3- Which is the best method to upgrade (less errors; more intuitive) ?
cd_autoup.sh or `apt-get update; apt-get -f dist-upgrade' ?
4- There was a message on Debian-devel about 3 weeks ago concerning a bug
in cd_autoup.sh :
From: Clemmitt Sigler <siglercm@alphamb2.phys.vt.edu>
Subject: Problems with cd_autoup.sh and CheapBytes hamm beta CD.
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2.) There is a bug in the NET script name variable(s). You need to
remove the line:
PKGS_NET=$( echo "$PKGS_NET" | sed -e "$SEDSCRIPT" )
and replace it with:
PKGS_NETBASE=$( echo "$PKGS_NETBASE" | sed -e "$SEDSCRIPT" )
PKGS_NETSTD=$( echo "$PKGS_NETSTD" | sed -e "$SEDSCRIPT" )
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When I grep for PKGS_NET in cd_autoup.sh, I appear to have the same
context:
PKGS_NETBASE="net/netbase_*.deb"
PKGS_NETSTD="net/netstd_*.deb"
PKGS_NET=$( echo "$PKGS_NET" | sed -e "$SEDSCRIPT" )
Where do I get the latest version of cd_autoup.sh? (Or should I be
using the apt-get upgrade path anyhow?)
5- How do I upgrade to my multiple CDs (non-free and contrib)?
Stick 'em in in-turn and rerun dselect?
or
Stick 'em in in-turn and rerun `apt-get update; apt-get upgrade' ?
Thanks!
--
Peter Galbraith, research scientist <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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