RE: RE: Installing from testing on stable - will it be stable after a new release ?
peteredhair wrote:
>I'm using apt-get to install packages from the testing distribution.
>Everything installs and runs ok.
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>What i'm wondering is when the testing distro and all it's packages turn into stable will i be able to "convert" all the packages i've installed on my system from testing into stable ?
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>If so how ?
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>Thanks
>Pete
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clive@clivemenzies.co.uk wrote:
>To upgrade to testing, I presume you changed /etc/apt/sources.list to >something like the following:
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>deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb-src >http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb >http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib >non-free
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>If you now substitute "sarge" for "testing" you will get the stable >updates when sarge (currently testing) goes stable. You will then be able >to substitute "stable" for "sarge" and continue to run the then stable >system.
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>I hope this is not as confusing as I think it might be ;)
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>Regards
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>Clive
>
Yep i did configure sources.list that way, and your explanation is clear enought for me to understand.
It's easy to maintain a debian system onde you get to know it's structure and the apt system.
Thanks Clive and Thanks Debian
Pete
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