[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: How to upgrade?



Thanks for the info. And, if I want to upgrade only gnome or gimp thru
apt-get, what should I do?

Once upon a time, Brian Potkin <brian@copernicus.demon.co.uk> found a keyboard. And typed:
>On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 02:07:32PM +0600, V.Suresh wrote:
>
>> Currently, I am in potato. If I want to upgrade the whole system
>> to woody or r3, WHat should i put in my sources.list file?
>> and what options should I give to apt-get?
>>   Also, is woody and 2.2r3 both same? Or, if different, please briefly
>>   explain.
>
>woody is the the testing distribution and will eventually become the
>stable distribution.  2.2r3 is a revision (mainly security fixes) for
>the present stable distribution, potato.  Details are in the `news'
>section on www.debian.org.
>
>To upgrade to 2.2r3 leave your sources.list pointing to potato and do
>
>apt-get update
>apt-get -u dist-upgrade
>
>For woody change your sources.list to replace `potato' with `woody' and
>issue the same apt-get commands.
>
>If you simply want the benefits of a more secure, stable system 2.2r3 is
>the best option.
>
>Brian.
>
>
>-- 
>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org 
>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
========End of Original Message=============Know Gnu, Know Freedom=

-- 
 Regards,
 
  V.Suresh.
  
  ...Sureshv<at>softhome<dot>net....
  http://www16.brinkster.com/vsuresh
  
----------------------Powered by Debian----------------------
 10:22pm  up  8:11,  4 users,  load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
-------------------------------------------------------------



Reply to: