Re: Are there any known problems when using apt-get dist-upgrade
Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es> writes:
> If stability is your concern, stay with stable. The same security
> vulnerabilities that exist in 2.4 also exist in 2.6, so you really
> gain nothing in terms of security by simply doing a dist-upgrade.
So I'll try that when I've finished those projects.
> If you want te ensure your system won't break, then just use the
> latest kernel-image or kernel-source packages from securiy.debian.org
> as they will have all relevant security fixes applied.
That's exactly what I am doing right now. (For those, who want to make
further advantage of the thread, the address is
http://www.security.debian.org, spelled with an t bevore the y.)
> If you are intent on switching to 2.6, go to www.backports.org and
> checkout how you can run a 2.6 kernel on Woody with the packages
> they have provided.
This would cause much more work than I have time to. So I don't consider
that step for a while.
Lots of thanks for your answers, anyway.
Yours
Moritz
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