Re: Question about upgrading to version 2.2
Sorry that should have been
/etc/apt/source.list
hth Dean
Dean wrote:
>
> 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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