Alexander Kushnirenko wrote:
> 
> Hi, Brian!
> 
> APT is quite useful for package installation.  I would recommend to install it
> by hand.  Get apt, libc6, libstdc++2.9 from slink for example.  Install them
> with "dpkg -i" (first libc6, after that libstdc++ after that apt).  Now you
> have apt.  Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to select slink. Choose APT in dselect.
> You are all set for massive upgrade.  Good luck.
> 
> lines in /etc/apt/sources.list you may want to include
> 
> deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US

When I try this I get:

E: Line 8974 in package file
/var/state/apt/lists/ftp1.us.debian.org_debian_dists_slink_main_binary-i386_Packages
is too long.

Whay's up with that?
> 
> Sasha.
> > I'm currently running debian 2.0.34 (hamm) and would like to upgrade to
> > slink.  How do I do this?  I have seen the apt files in the
> > /dists/slink/main/upgrade-i386 section, but am not sure what to do with
> > them.  Can someone help?
> >
> > Brian Morgan
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