On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 10:51:53PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: | On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 02:19:40PM +1100, Ross Tsolakidis wrote: | > newbie here... | > | > Just want to make sure I'm doing it the right way. | > If I want to upgrade to woody from potato... | > | > 1) Change the apt sources.list to point to woody. | > 2) dselect and just upgrade all the packages. | | Personally I prefer doing step 1, and then: | | apt-get update | apt-get dist-upgrade | | If dselect makes you feel more confortable, then stick with it. Your | steps should get you there. | | -- | .----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=-----. | / Ben Collins -- Debian GNU/Linux -- WatchGuard.com \ | ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' | `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---' | | | i'd agree... i've done that more than three times, and it's worked. if apt has problems, just keep running apt-get dist-upgrade until it stops as you would a new install.
aslo, on the debian-testing (or debian-devel) list, many people have suggested upgrading dpkg and apt before the dist-upgrade. if you decide that approach, edit your sources.list, then apt-get update apt-get install dpkg apt apt-get dist-upgrade things may work better. also, i'd strongly advice a: apt-get -s dist-upgrade the -s option tells apt "simulate" and it doesn't actually do anything. this will help to see exactly which packages apt will be upgrading, configuring, and possibly removing. it's an added step, but only takes a second to read it over. good luck, jason --------------------------------------------------------------- | registered linux user #202942 | http://counter.li.org/ | | Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody | 2.4.16-k6 | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://theigloo.dhs.org | ---------------------------------------------------------------
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