Re: What happens when Woody becomes Stable ??
On 24-Oct-2001 Brian Nelson wrote:
> DashepDS@netscape.net (David Shepherd) writes:
>
> Please wrap your lines at ~72 columns.
>
>> I haven't been using Debian long enough to experience a full new
>> release.
>>
>> Currently I'm running 2.2r3 and my apt-sources point to 'stable'.
>>
>> When Woody is released as 3.0 and becomes Stable do I just so a
>> "apt-get dist-upgrade"?
>
> Yup.
>
technically, apt-get upgrade will work. dist-upgrade has a few more rules in
it to make large upgrades go smoothly.
>> Or do I need to do some kind of reinstall?
>
> Nope.
>
There have been Debian machines that have been updated for 5 years. In fact
the joke among us Debian developers is that our installer is so bad because
most of us only see it once.
>> It would be cool if apt could handle it all.
>>
>> Also what happens if I choose to stay with 2.2r3, do I change
>> apt-sources to point to 'potato'?
>
yes. However we eventually move old releases to an archive and stop updating
them. Once woody becomes stable potato will likely change very little if at
all.
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