Re: Base debian for testing distribution
On (08/03/04 03:11), sara wrote:
> basically i have a debian woody installed in my PC .I
> want to try some packages in Testing distribution.For
> that only i am asking the base root file system for
> testing didtribution.
Well if you already have woody installed and want to upgrade to Sarge
(testing), assuming you have a reasonably fast connection, all you need
to do is change your sources lists (/etc/apt/sources.list) replacing
stable or woody with sarge or testing and then upgrade.
See:
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/debian/laptop/2003/01/msg00162.html
Regards
Clive
>
> --- Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote:
> > On (08/03/04 02:49), sara wrote:
> > > I want to know from where i can download the base
> > root
> > > file system for testing distribution(like
> > basedebs.tar
> > > for woody)of Debian.How to unpack it.any one plz
> > > explain in detail.THnaks in advance
> > A good place to start is:
> > http://www.debian.org/distrib/
> >
> > Depending on your machine/setup there are a number
> > of ways to install.
> > You will need to do a little research before
> > deciding how to proceed.
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