Stephen Early writes ("Re: upgrading from 0.93R6 to 1.1 beta"):
> On Thu, 2 May 1996, James D. Freels wrote:
> > Can I install v 1.1 over the existing v 0.93R6 installation as a usual
> > package (or whole sets of packages) upgrade? I could not find
> > instructions on how to do that.
>
> Yes, you can. Two sets of instructions have been posted to debian-user
> recently describing how to do this; one describes a method using dselect,
> and the other provides a script to upgrade the base packages. Further
> upgrades can then be made with dselect.
The set of instructions that I'm recommending involve using dselect.
They go like this:
1. Install the most recent a.out dpkg version from the upgrades
directory on the FTP site. You probably want at least 1.1.5. To
install it you just type `dpkg --install dpkg-1.1.5.deb' or
whatever.
2. Type `dselect' and go through Access/Update/Select/Install/Remove
in order.
Ian.
