On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Nick wrote: > Can somebody explain the upgrading process. yes. 1. make sure you either have the cds or the relevent lines for ftp/http in your sources.list in /etc/apt/ (goes for cd-access as well). 2. do apt-get update 3. do apt-get dist-upgrade -u The -u option shows you what apt exactly is going to do in upgrades/installs/removals/holdbacks please chekc this output carefully to see it's not going to do something whcih you will regret aftwards ;) 4. if you do ftp/hfttp acces, don't forget the propsed-updates line in addition to the others as well this will make sure you get all latest security-fixes installed too
Here's a sample ftp-access soucres.lsit form my system: #debian UK mirror deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free deb ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security potato/updates main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free #Sunsite Debian mirror deb ftp://sunsite.org.uk/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/pub/debian potato main contrib non-free deb ftp://sunsite.org.uk/Mirrors/non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://sunsite.org.uk/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/pub/debian potato main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://sunsite.org.uk/Mirrors/non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free #debian NL mirror deb ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free deb ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security potato/updates main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free Note that the suntie.uk lines miss the propsed-upgrade line. Only noticed it was missing just now ;) > Nick > ----------- Andor Demarteau [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
