Re: Upgrade Path From Potato :-(
On 06/08/01 17:02:57 -0700, Jeremiah H. Savage wrote:
> >From my experience of upgrading from Potato, I've found it's best to do a
> couple of 'apt-get install [foo]' before doing the whole 'dist-upgrade.' The
> first foo I install is 'dpkg' (fewer segfaults later on that way), then 'apt'.
> Upgrading these two packages will also force a 'libc6' upgrade. Then you want
> to make sure 'perl5.6' is installed. After that, I usually go for the full
> upgrade.
>
Thanks for the tips. I decided to just reinstall and follow your
advice. I figured it would be the least painless thing to do, plus I
would feel more secure knowing that everything was in order from the
start. So far so good. I'm now ready to install X.
> > Here's a question. What's the better release to move to, woody or sid?
>
> depends on how much excitment you want in your debian experience:)
LOL
Thanks again for your help.
Mark
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