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Re: /etc/debian_version for Etch



Jerome BENOIT:
> 
> I have just migrate to Etch, and I have a naive question.
> My current /etc/debian_version file still contains "3.1",
> which is valid release for Sarge:
> 1] what must /etc/debian_version contain for an Etch box ?

This is not yet decided, I think. The file is part of the package
base-files and will be updated if there is a consesus on the version
number for etch.

> 2] does it really matter ?

No. The file is just there to help scripts find out the version
currently installed but I am not aware of any important things depending
on it.

J.
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