Re: Bug#706684: marked as done (release-notes: release notes: Update en/upgrading.dbk to help work around #645713)
Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> +<para>
> +Alternatively, adding both squeeze and wheezy sources to your
> +<filename>sources.list</filename> and running <command>apt-get
> +update</command> may help work around this problem.
> +</para>
[...]
>> This is to help around bug #645713.
>
> Applied (with &oldreleasename; and &releasename; entitites to avoid
> encoding squeeze and wheezy....though I guess this paragraph will no
> longer apply by the day we release jessie).
Wait, wait, wait, shouldn't that advice at least include the word
"temporarily"? Otherwise debian-user will gradually fill up with
people who think we've recommended they should run a mixed system.
An alternative workaround for this problem is to temporarily add both
&oldreleasename; and &releasename; sources to your
<filename>sources.list</filename> and run <command>apt-get update</command>.
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
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