Re: etch --> testing
charlie derr wrote:
SNIP
He actually has a second machine (laptop) with ubuntu on it (an
attempt to switch distros in the past). Since I'm not nearly as
proficient with untangling ubuntu problems as I am with understanding
debian, I don't think that it really makes sense (in the past there
were other ubuntu-lovers around that he could also lean on but that's
no longer the case). The laptop has dapper on it, and from what
little I've read, the upgrade path for ubuntu mostly means
wipe;reinstall -- if the desktop machine goes to testing without much
of a hitch, then I guess we'll then be faced with the decision of what
to upgrade the laptop to.
This guy has actually been running debian for a lot longer than I have
(though always with assistance). While it's sometimes a bit
frustrating to always be on the hook no matter what issue he might be
having, I do feel it's important to support the "ethos" that drives
his insistence on using debian/GNU linux (his understanding of the
political ramifications of using free software is something I
obviously support completely, and it's the reason I'm willing to go
the extra mile for him). It's a little bit interesting to me that my
query brought a debate as to whether ubuntu would be more appropriate
(not a question I was asking). I was more looking for some feedback
from someone who might have upgraded from etch to testing recently
about specific pitfalls.
SNIP
I just re-installed stable and dist-upgraded to unstable. The problem I
had was differences in the package for dpkg. dpkg would not configure
or install package dpkg because of dependency issues. I had to do dpkg
-i --force-depends-version /path/packaged/dpkg.deb
After that and two different apt-get -f install, all was well (required
one reboot to fix HAL).
If any of this bothers you, perhaps you should stay with stable. And
this was a dist-upgrade to sid, I don't know if I would have found that
issue in testing or not.
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Damon L. Chesser
damon@damtek.com
404-271-8699
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