On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:07:55PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > I am testing upgrades from lenny to squeeze in a VM. To get as close as > possible to my existing system I used the lenny installer, but the new > installer reportedly supports lenny too. If I use it, will I get the > same setup in the end? In particular, I need software RAID with the > same metadata format (0.9) than I'm using for real; I also have LVM and > dm-crypt. > > My concern is that the newer installer will use newer versions of tools, > especially for some of the initial low-level setup.
It certainly would. The squeeze installer does not use 0.9 software raid format anymore in my experience (which I consider a good thing). > If it is safe to use the new one, how does one get lenny? Some docs > suggest it's an option in expert mode. Why not use the lenny installer to install lenny? Seems simple enough. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110628193823.ge7...@caffeine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca
