Re: downgrade to stable

[Costas Magkos <kmag@lab.epmhs.gr>]

Hi Clive,

My only concern was the release schedule of sarge. Since this will be a 
production server, I would prefer to run a stable debian release. Well, 
I was more than happy to read Colin's latest posting on 
debian-devel-announce. I think I will keep the current installation, 
following your advice ;-) .

Anyway, this was not for nothing. Thanks to Maurizio, I discovered the 
/etc/apt/preferences file.

~kmag

On 29/03/04 18:33, Clive Menzies wrote:

> On (29/03/04 16:54), Costas Magkos wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi debian people,
> >
> > Is there a way to downgrade to stable, after having apt-get dist-upgrade
> > to testing?
> >
> > ~kmag
> >
> > P.S. people of debian-user please CC me.
> >
> > Costas Magkos
> >    
> Hi
>
> Unless you really know what you are doing this is not advised - problems
> will arise with broken dependancies etc.  However, testing (sarge) is
> soon to become stable and replace woody.  Time estimates are unclear
> currently but if you keep an eye on debian-announce you should see some
> news in the next couple of weeks (according to Colin W)
>
> Other than that a full reinstall is recommended but it may be worth
> saving some of your more critical conf files etc.  Personally, I've
> usually found a reinstall educational and an opportunity to make better
> choices when setting up the system.
>
> Good luck ;)
>
> Clive
>