Re: General Update Hints Potato->Woody
Holger Rauch wrote:
>Hi!
>
>Is there something like a "upgrade HOWTO" describing upgrading
>Potato->Woody in more detail? If so, pointers are most welcome.
I'd recommend that you go for a base install of Potato then commit the
dist-upgrade to woody. That way you minimize breakage in the packaging system.
To commit the dist-upgrade, you need to have a working connection to the
internet (56kbps PPP is asking for trouble, better go for a highs-speed
net connection)... Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list and point all references
of stable to testing. Then run apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade.
Suggest too that you should not be inside X during a dist-upgrade. You might
update ssh in the process - and have a faulty install when ssh gets killed
during replacement.
Karsten M. Self posted a very nice bash script for persistent mode, download
only call-up of apt-get some months ago. Quite useful too during dist-upgrade.
>Is it "safe" to upgrade to Woody/testing at present or may it leave the
>system unusable?
It's somehow safe, since Woody is already close to being frozen. Depends on how much tradeoff are you willing to let go really... Using branches other than
stable risks you of some decreased stability. But judging on the mood of the'mailing list, it really looks like Woody is somehow safe enough for server
use.
Paolo Alexis Falcone
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