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Re: How to dist-upgrade?



On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 07:34:07PM +1000, Clement wrote:
> Brian Nelson wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 10:30:32AM +0600, askar wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Hello!
> >>
> >>I want to upgrade from Woody to Sarge.
> >>As I understand the necessary commands are:
> >>1) apt-get update
> >>2) apt-get upgrade
> >>3) apt-get dist-upgrade
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I strongly recommend using aptitude or dselect or some other apt
> >frontend instead.

^^^ Look up!

> >>But do I have to change my sources.list?
> >>Is changing "stable" into "testing" enough?
> >>   
> >>
> ><>
> >Yes, but I strongly recommend changing it to "sarge" rather than
> >"testing".
> 
> So what should be the sequence:
> 
> 1.  apt-get update
> 2.  apt-get upgrade
> 3.  change 'woody' to 'sarge'
> 4.  apt-get update
> 5.  atp-get dist-upgrade
> 
> or just
> 
> 1.  change 'woody' to 'sarge'
> 2.  apt-get update
> 3.  apt-get upgrade
> 4.  atp-get dist-upgrade

Uhh, you missed my first point.

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