Re: Problem installing (Cont)
On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 03:54:02PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> Have you missed a step - you have gone direct from stable -> unstable [Sid]
>
> Please don't do that: the instructions you had were meant to give
> you an easier route to do this.
I think this is the first time I've ever seen that advice.
Traditionally, going directly from stable to unstable has always been
a "supported" path, insofar as unstable has any kind of support at all.
(All support for unstable is of course unofficial and provided on a
volunteer basis.)
> Initial small stable == minimal number of packages as a basis to work from.
>
> Upgrade to testing [will eventually be Debian 12 - codename bookworm
> == kernel and libraries update to a probably working testing.
>
> Upgrade to unstable == sid == never released, continuously in development
> == upgrade of minimal numbers of packages, then install the rest (and be
> prepared to help debug breakages)
That's fine too. The jump from testing to unstable should be pretty
small.
> > The command fetched the packages successfully, but the next step: is
> > stuck at 37%.
>
> You may have hit a situation where the upgrade path isn't successful.
> Maybe repeat the install of stable and try again?
Sounds more like a network glitch to me. Either the mirror stopped
responding for some reason, or the ISP's routers decided to take a
restroom break, or the (wireless?) interface on the local Debian system
has decided to take up a career as a paperweight.
Reinstalling stable is not what I'd suggest here. "Wait a minute and
try again" would be a good first step.
"See if you can reach other things on the Internet" would rule out some
of the possible reasons.
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