On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Jameson Burt wrote: : I see no upgrade notes for slink. : 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. : Upgrading from bo to hamm: I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REINSTALL FROM SCRATCH. : : Upgrading from hamm to slink: WHAT CAN I EXPECT. : 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?).
You're always taking a risk when you use unstable or frozen. Having said that, I've found that using `apt-get install <package>' to be very good about not hosing dependencies. If you ever use `dpkg --force' you get what you deserve. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
