> > I see no upgrade notes for slink. That's right, it is not released yet.
> For hamm, these upgrade notes reside in > .../hamm/hamm/upgrade-i386/README-upgrade > Usually, I just use dpkg to install whatever packages I want from the > upgrade distribution. For example, I might install a newer gimp from slink. > Since I wouldn't have upgraded the base packages, I learned that using > dpkg prematurely can cause little problems. > Upgrading from rex to bo: I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REINSTALL FROM SCRATCH. I did this, without problems, but only after bo had been released. > Upgrading from bo to hamm: I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REINSTALL FROM SCRATCH. I did this too, and had to fix some bugs in the upgrade script by hand, but eventually succeeded. I agree that this upgrade procedure was by no means easy for someone without more extensive debian/unix knowledge. > Upgrading from hamm to slink: WHAT CAN I EXPECT. If you had trouble upgrading before, and could not fix it yourself or with help from this list THEN DONT TRY TO UPGRADE TO AN UNSTABLE/FROZEN DISTRIBUTION. > With no instructions, I certainly will not use raw dpkg to add packages > from slink to my current hamm distribution -- > unless of course "dependencies" prevent this (do they now?). Dependencies do not protect you from broken packages. Slink has not been announced as being stable, so it is known to contain broken packages. In other words: upgrade now and be assured of getting some broken packages (well, almost assured). I think if there is no real compelling reason to upgrade, it is best to wait for slink to be released, and then wait a little longer after that and watch this list carefully to see what problems could be expected. And please don't shout on this list, we're all fellow users and volunteers. HTH, Eric, who is typing this on a bo system, since it is perfectly capable of what he needs it for. -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054
