Re: Testing Sarge on IBM pSeries systems
On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 13:23:09 -0500, Narins, Josh composed:
>
> > How can I help out testing Sarge on IBM pSeries systems ( I
> > have access to
> > a lab full of these systems )?
> >
> > I was able to install Woody on a 44P-170 by obtaining the
> > following files:
> > - ramdisk.image.gz
> > - drivers.tgz
> > - basedebs.tar
> > From:
> > - ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/
> >
> > Where can I find the equivalent files for Sarge?
> > They do not appear to be in:
> > - ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/main/
> >
> > If they do not yet exist, can someone create these ( I would
> > if I knew how
> > )?
> >
> > Rolf
>
> Hi Rolf.
>
> Once you have a debian system installed, you will not need to re-install to
> move to sarge
>
> Simple, the process is just switching "stable" (or woody) for "testing" in
> your /etc/apt/sources.list (except the security lines) and then
> apt-get update
> apt-get dist-upgrade (not upgrade)
>
> In fact, one of Debian's strongest suits is doing just this.
>
> Good luck!
btw, security updates exist for testing, too. just not unstable (for
obvious reasons).
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