Re: Question about upgrading to version 2.2
Hi Peter:
I'd try removing them. try:
apt-get remove (package)
back up anything you need to save, then
change /etc/source.list to an url that
has potato ( e.g. http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable)
then do a:
apt-get update
then:
apt-get dist-upgrade
once it finishes try:
apt-get -i (package)
for those you packages that
didn't install the first time.
check out the man or info file
on apt-get to make sure I got the
commands correct. that's:
man apt-get
or
info apt-get
hth
Dean
Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote:
>
> It's that time again! My wife is out of town for a few days, so I can
> sit down and make my annual attempt to install Debian Linux.
>
> I've been trying since 1997 to get Debian installed, so far without ever
> getting it into such a state that I can actually use it. My latest
> attempt resulted in a partial install of version 2.0, with a bunch of
> "brokenly installed" packages, and no clear way of fixing them.
>
> My questions are these:
>
> 1) Can I perform an "upgrade" to 2.2, with broken packages in the
> system? I really don't want to install from scratch, as I only have five
> days available for this attempt, and it took two weeks to get the GUI
> part working last time. That black and white console screen starts
> getting old after a while...
>
> 2) Is there some "magic invocation" that can fix the broken packages, or
> remove them prior to the upgrade?
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Peter Hugosson-Miller
> "In Windows 95, no one can hear you scream."
>
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