Re: i think I switched to Etch without knowing it

[Marty <martyb@ix.netcom.com>]

Guillaume TESSIER wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have been using debian sarge while in testing for some times and got 
> really satisfied.
>
> However, i tought i'd just continue to use when it well get frozen.
> I'm not that much of a purist but Woody was really outdated.
>
> The problem is that i did some apt-get upgrade a fiew days ago (don't 
> remember exactly which days...) and i hear yesteday that debian sarge 
> got frozen. Therefore everything has slided : and as my apt-sources are 
> pointing on "main testing", i guess i'm by now using etch.
>
> My question would be : am i really using etch by now? And broadly : what 
> am i running????????????????????
> It's a bit irritating not knowing what you're running......
>
> Thanks, as i guess i'm not alone to wonder what is in his comp by now!
>
> Guillaume

I think /etc/debian-version has the information you are looking for.

Also, I think you shouldn't have to remember the exact date of your
upgrade, because the time-stamps in the dpkg/apt var package directories
should tell the story.

(That way I guess you know which daily backup you should use to restore
your system to sarge, right?)

One thing that seems undisputed is that upgrades are irreversible
in Debian, and I don't see any way to fix that since upgrades alone
are a difficult enough accomplishment.  (I guess it does present a nice
little puzzle to solve for anyone with too much free time on their hands.)