Re: upgrading to unstable (done)

[Jule Slootbeek <jslootbeek@clarku.edu>]

Well i got it by upgrading to testing first and then to unstable, 
although now KDE has dependancy issues, but since i'm running gnome, i 
didn't bathoer looking into it yet. I run unstable, because if i run 
stable and everything works fine, i can just as well run windows/mac 
osx, and who wants that? I had actually pulled 2 boxes (one powerpc and 
one i386) box to unstable a few weeks ago myself as well and didn't 
notice any problem, I'd been sitting behind this problem for a while and 
couldn't really find an answer, so i decided to hit the list, which helped.
Thanks,

Jule

Jens Schmalzing wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Jule Slootbeek writes:
>
>  
>
> > I just installed Debian on another iBook2 and i want to update to
> > unstable.  but after i get all the files using apt-get dist-upgrade
> > it gives me some error related to libpam, has anyone come up with a
> > solution for this?
> >    
>
> Can you post the exact error message, please?  I pulled an i386 box
> from stable to unstable last weekend and didn't see any problems.
>
> And if you have time to listen to someone who has been tracking
> unstable since it was codenamed potato: The name is chosen for a
> reason.  Running unstable is not for the faint-hearted.  Have a stable
> rescue system on the same box in case you run into serious trouble.
> Have a stable system on a different box in case you fuck up completely
> and need to get some urgent work done.  Be prepared to hit bugs, and
> be prepared to spend time and effort tracking them down and reporting
> them.  You are on the way to actively help with Debian.  Welcome.
>
> Regards, Jens.
>
>