jack (ifup@yifan.net) wrote: > I am trying to upgrade the slink to potato. Got some questions: > > 1. glibc2.1 is required for most recent applications. The version of it > in slink, i believe, is something 2.0.xx. So which package should I > upgrade first? Edit /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free Type 'apt-get update'. Type 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. Cross fingers. Then wait.... > 2. How to search a package by name? either in installed list or on ftp > site? To search the installed list: "dpkg -l '*pattern*'", or "dpkg -l | grep pattern". >I am using dselect. I stopped doing that a while back. > 3. how to uninstall mozilla? It just does not work for me. dpkg --remove mozilla > 4. how to make a bootable cdrom for potato (unstable release)? Can't help with that. -- Greg Wooledge | "Truth belongs to everybody." wooledge@kellnet.com | Red Hot Chili Peppers, http://www.kellnet.com/wooledge/ |
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