Re: woody -> sarge dist-upgrade woes
Incoming from Jerry Spicklemire:
>
> Is there any way to back up in time to
> a state where sarge is complete, and
> therefore upgradable, even if it is
> in a less than ideal state? I can always
I'd suggest you backup /etc and $HOME and re-install, using
woody/stable sources.list. Then if you find something that's not
supporting your needs, install a backport of that. Sarge will be
promoted to stable soon enough.
> dpkg is indeed a wonderful thing, when it works.
dpkg certainly is a wonderful thing, and a good carpenter doesn't
blame his tools.
> Thanks in advance for
> any straightforward hints, tips, etc.
> If it is a long, command-line driven,
> config file edit- ridden process, well,
> that's what I switched to Debian to get
> away from, after all.
Well, that was a mistake. That's not what debian bills itself as
excelling at. If, instead, you were looking to get away from
rpm-hell, conflicting or broken software and libraries, and
configuration nightmares, then Debian is a good choice; the best
choice, in fact.
> Jerry "stuck in woody-land" Spicklemire
You mean "stuck in user-error-limbo". I'm in woody-land, and it works
great here.
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