Re: Installation advice needed for a really stable desktop machine
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:20:44 +0100
Joe Hart <j.hart@orange.nl> wrote:
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> Liam O'Toole wrote:
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> > But there is another possibility you should consider. Rather than
> > reinstalling, you could change your apt sources right now, run
> > 'apt-get update' (or the aptitude equivalent), and install
> > apt-show-versions. Then run the following command:
> >
> > apt-show-versions | grep -v /etch | sort
> >
> > How many of your installed packages differ from those it etch? Can
> > you not remove them, then install them again from the etch
> > repository?
> >
> > [...]
> >
>
> It seems people have blinders on today. He said he wanted to use the
> 32-bit version and he currently uses the 64-bit version. One can't
> downgrade a system from 64-bit to 32-bit easily. IMO, one would be
> better off re-installing.
No, the OP stated that he was 'considering' the i386 port. My
suggestion offers him the possibility of avoiding the need for a
reinstall, if he is prepared to forego the delights of an i386 port.
I'll let the OP perform the cost/benefit analysis himself.
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> Joe
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Liam
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