Re: uppgrading packages to unstable versions

[ktb <xyf@inetnebr.com>]

ktb wrote:
> 
> Ulrik Haugen wrote:
> >
> > * Shaleh <shaleh@livenet.net>:
> > > unstable is now based on a new glibc.  So if you want to migrate to it, tell
> > > dselect (or apt) to update based on the unstable directory and download the 40
> > > - 80 some megs of updated packages.
> >
> > I'm afraid I choose a rather misleading subject, I'm not sure I want to
> > upgrade to the unstable version of everything, I only intended to upgrade the
> > packages required to run 2.2.x kernels.
> >
> > Whenever I select Install in dselect it sayes a lot of packages will be
> > removed and asks if I understand that it's bad...
> >
> > How do I unmark all packages marked for uninstallation?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> Most everything works on my Slink system with 2.2.x.  I didn't upgrade
> any packages.  If you want to run 2.2.x with Slink just install the
> kernel and see if anything breaks.  The only problems I have seen so far
> with 2.2.1 and 2.2.5 the "eject" button doesn't work properly with the
> Workman program and in 2.2.5 I lost the program xosview.  If I'm wrong
> about this I'm sure someone on the list will correct me.

Another thing you can do is set lilo up so you can boot more than one
kernel then you can fall back on your current kernel, if need be.
hth,
kent