Re: 1.2 to 1.3 short cut?

[Alex Yukhimets <aqy6633@is5.nyu.edu>]

> Another question related to installing Debian on my brother's machine
> tomorrow.  Can we partially install 1.2 and upgrade to 1.3 over the net?
> 
> By partially install, I mean install all the required and important
> packages from the 1.2 CD-ROM.  Then get networking going.  From there
> do a complete upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3.  Anyone foresee any problems with
> doing this?
> 
> Or should we do a complete installation of 1.2 before we upgrade?

Don't do complete installation!!!!
Make network work, download base packages, and before using dselect don't
forget to do the following "by hand":
    dpkg --clear-avail
    dpkg -i ldso_*.deb
    dpkg -i libc5_*.deb
    dpkg -i dpkg_*.deb dpkg-ftp_*.deb
    dpkg --purge --force-depends texbin # this one in case you already
                                        installed texbin package

Also, do not try to install everything in one pass, do it be small
portions.

Good luck.

Alex Y.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 	Bob
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