On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:08:27 -0400, Joey Hess wrote (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>):
> Felix Karpfen wrote: >> This posting is an advance-request to include "update from Debian 3.1" >> instructions in the proposed release of Debian 4.0. If existing >> documentation applies, a relevant URL would suffice. > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#s-newkernel > Of course that's the instructions for upgrading _to_ debian 3.1, but > you get the point. Thank you. That is _exactly_ what I was was searching for. But I looked in the wrong place! I had assumed - incorrectly - that "release notes" only document the _changes_ in the supplied new version (and had not read them!). I note, from a cursory read, that the dist-upgrade should be run from a console (and not from XWindows). Not as straightforward as it once was, since the system currently defaults to "gdm". But I have till December at the earliest to iron out the details. My thanks also to the other respondents who were good enough to share their experiences. I am especially grateful for the advice from "hendrik" to "keep a copy of the currently-operational system" (also mentioned in the release-notes) and the fact - mentioned by Gustavo Franco - that that the "desktop tasks" differ from the main packages. I also noted (from another posting to this NG) that kernel 2.6.17 plays havoc with the XFS filesystem (which I am using) and that the latest release - 2.6.17.7 - corrects the problem. Again, I suspect that this issue will be fully resolved before the stable version of "etch" is released. Finally, a repeated hearty "thank you" to all who were good enough to reply to my query. Felix Karpfen -- Felix Karpfen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
