Re: From unstable to Etch
On Sunday 28 January 2007 09:21, 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?
>
I think, at this point of time, you can do this by just changing unstable to
etch in the /etc/apt/sources.list. However the path wont be very smooth and
expect some bumps. My advice is simple, update package by package as you seem
necessary; avoid massive changes such as those result from dist-upgrade etc.,
Be careful when dealing with large packages like KDE, xorg etc., Pay
attention to packages that will be remvoed when you apt-get something.
I dont think you need to use pinning at this point of time (since etch and
unstable are pretty close these days)...
hth
raju
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