Re: From unstable to Etch
--- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
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> On 01/28/07 08:21, Robert Epprecht wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I have a Debian/unstable installation which is now used by other
> family
> > members, so I want to switch it to Etch (now or when Etch becomes
> stable).
> > I do not care too much if some things would not be exactly like in
> the
> > coming stable Etch release, but I do want security updates (without
> the
> > danger of destroying the system by an update).
> >
> > I do know that downgrading is not really supported by aptitude, but
> > I think that these days where Etch will soon become stable I could
> probably
> > just change my /etc/apt/sources.list to point to Etch instead of
> unstable
> > and have more or less an Etch system after a while (I'm using
> aptitude
> > and the sid system is up to date).
> >
> > Or is there more involved? When is the best time to do the switch?
>
> If /home is on a separate partition (it is, *right*?), then I'd just
> reinstall from scratch. It'll probably be faster.
Before you install from scratch, try this, it worked for me:
http://bertgarcia.com/2006/10/03/giga-meet-etch
you have nothing to lose :)
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