Re: Sarge 3.1r1 -> 3.1r2
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 05:42:38PM -0500, Mumia W. wrote:
> On 08/04/2006 01:50 PM, Luis Ariel Lecca wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > Could any body tell me where could I get Debian Sarge
> >
> > 3.1r1. I cant find somes cds that I need (p.e. cd3).
> >
> > Should I use the cd3 of 3.1r2 instead these and mix
> > the releases ?
> > It breaks the stability of my dpkgs and system ?
> >
> > Best Regarts, Luis Ariel Lecca
> >
>
> It would not break anything for you to mix 3.1r1 and 3.1r2.
> For my convenience, I would just buy the entire CD set for 3.1r2.
>
Does CD3 for r2 contain exactly the same set of packages (some updates,
of course) as CD3 for r1? If so, mixing CDs is fine. If not,you'll
need the entire set.
It would surprise me if the package lists per CD were identical between
r1 and r2. Presumably the security fixed between the two would have
changed the sizes of many packages, and this would affect which
packages fit on a CD.
But you could brobably use CD3 from the new release, and use the
on-line package repository to provide the few you would be missing.
Or, (just in case you don't know) it's perfectly possible to install
Debian from just CD1, and use the online repositories to provide any
further packages you need. It's certainly easier than downloading all
the CDs. May not be easier than buying CDs or copying a friend's CDs if
you have poor net access.
However, the online repositories may not give you the sense of security
that comes from having the entire Debian system on a bookshelf in case
the internet goes permanently, irrecoverably down.
-- hendrik
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