Re: Upgrade procedure: etch -> lenny

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 02/19/2009 06:29 AM, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:41:21PM EST, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On 02/18/2009 09:00 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> > > I plan to upgrade to lenny over the weekend:
> > >
> > > 1. duplicate current etch system on a new partition
> > > 2. apt-get update
> > > 2. replace "etch" by "lenny" in /etc/sources.list
> > > 3. apt-get dist-upgrade
> > >
> > > Am I missing anything?
> > I'd first upgrade apt, dpkg & perl.  Maybe that's just a legacy of 
> > the woody->etch process, but could't hurt...
> >
> > > Note: I do not want apt to mess with my linux kernel.
> > Then I'd pin that package.
>
>   http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html ?

No, not really.

Go to section 3.10 of this document to see what I mean:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html

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