Re: apt-get update

[pan@gtf.org]

I forgot the most important part :)

after you change those lines, run (as root)

apt-get update

and then

apt-get dist-upgrade

and you're done

On Sat Jul 19, 2003 at 06:33:53PM -0400 or thereabouts, pan@gtf.org wrote:
> You have to edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> Where you have this:
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
> 
> replace 'stable' with 'testing' or 'unstable', like this
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contribhh
> 
> Do this in all the lines you have on that file
> 
> On Sat Jul 19, 2003 at 05:18:05PM +0200 or thereabouts, Gerald Frick wrote:
> > I hate to display my ignorance but I am stumped by a very simple thing.
> > I have woody installed on a new world imac.  I want to upgrade to 
> > testing or unstable but I cannot find where to
> > indicate the release.  I have a 686 machine  that I upgraded to unstable 
> > and in that version the target release is entered as the default in 
> > /etc/apt/apt.conf.  There is no such file in this distribution and I 
> > cant find a substitute or get any help from various manuals and HOWTO's.
> > Thanks gfrick
> > 
> > 
> > 
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