On 06/22/2012 05:34 PM, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Step 1: upgrade/dist-upgrade with ia32-libs (wine, ...) held back > Step 2: dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt-get update > Step 3: dist-upgrade (ia32-libs, wine, ... is now installable) > May I suggest that upon upgrade, we have a debconf message telling about it? We could add this in base-files or any essential package, probably one with some debconf messages already in would be a better pick. Instructions would show, IF ia32-libs old version is currently installed AND the --add-architecture i386 hasn't bee done.
I know we have release notes, but some don't know about them or would simply not read them. A debconf message seem really appropriate IMO. Something along with: > It appears that you have an old version of ia32-libs installed in your > system. Debian now supports multi-arch, and the new version of > ia32-libs (a transitional package) uses and needs this new feature. > . > In order to upgrade the version of ia32-libs in your system, you will > need to do: > dpkg --add-architecture i386 > apt-get update > apt-get dist-upgrade > > Until you do this, upgrades of ia32-libs and packages depending on > it (wine, other examples, etc.) will not be possible. More information > about this available at: https://wiki.debian.org/<please-fill> I'm ok to contribute a small patch doing this. Thoughts? Any English guy to propose a better wording? Cheers, Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fe473df.8000...@debian.org
