Re: [trivial q] how to tell installed version
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 04:57, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I expected to be installing lenny but find really old tools
> installed. Which makes me think I installed something older.
>
> What is my best recourse to update to `lenny'?
>
> I've only just installed the bare essentials.. would it be wise to
> wipe the partition and start over? Or better to update through
> aptitude or some other tool?
>
> If I did start over, how would I direct the install to proceed from
> the install cd to `lenny'?
As you can see from the following pages, the installation image you
should get is different for testing and stable.
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/debian-installer/
You can just follow the standard procedure to upgrade without problems,
http://www.ducea.com/2008/12/08/howto-upgrade-from-debian-etch-to-lenny/
but if I had no reason at all to start by upgrading an older system, I
would prefer to start over.
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