> > Hi, > > i first installed Debian 1.1 (how was it called btw ?) and then > upgraded some packages from rex, bo and hamm. I did not upgrade the > whole system with deselect as i had neither a CD reader nor a network > connection. So i could only use floppy disks to get and install some > packages with dpkg. Among the packages i upgraded were base 1.2 and > base 1.3. Now i have upgraded with dselect from a 1.3.1 CD and > everything is going well except for two minor details: > > - dselect reports the package base 1.1.0-13 as obsolete but will not > purge it (neither will dpkg --purge) because it is an essential > package. It does not stop me from working but it would be cleaner > if i could remove it. Removing its entry from the status file would > it be safe ?
NO NO NO!! Don't try removing this package. It owns all of your device files. Removing it will leave your system in a completely unusable state. Just leave that package as it is. > - dselect did not downgrade the packages i had installed from hamm > except for dosemu. I had dosemu_0.66.6-1 and now i have > dosemu_0.66.3-1 (the version in bo). you can just upgrade back to hamm version. -- Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation.... Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
