Re: Upgrade procedure: etch -> lenny
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 04:40:53PM EST, Ron Johnson wrote:
> 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
Thanks, that's more like it!
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