Re: apt-get upgrade or .tgz

[Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:03:51AM -0500, Andrew P. Kaplan wrote:
> I have an old version of Postfix running on my Debian box. I don't remember
> if I used apt-get or installed from a .tgz file. If I use apt-get install I
> am concerned I could end up with two version of Postfix. What's the best way
> to upgrade.

somebody else already posted some ideas on how to tell whether it is a package
or not.  useful info:

   dpkg -l "postfix*"


if it's not a package, the best way to upgrade is to backup your postfix
config, delete the .tgz install of postfix, and then apt-get install the latest
postfix packages.  they you never have to worry about it again.

if it is a package then just use apt-get to upgrade postfix.

craig