On Tuesday 09 January 2007 23:08, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 05:19:51PM -0800, tom arnall wrote: > > > > i replaced 'testing' with 'etch' today and haven't used apt-get > > > > since. > > > > > > > > how do i tell which version (testing/stable) i'm running? > > > > > > you'll have to check the version numbers of a few things. I don't know > > > how apt behaves if you don't specify a default distribution when there > > > are multiple sources. for example, I have my apt_preferences set for > > > "sid" on this machine as follows: > > > > > > APT::Default-Release "sid"; > > > > > > on another machine I have it set in apt.conf, which is probably > > > wrong. > > > > > > regardless, what is your version of libc6? that's probably the best > > > indicator at this point. one of my etch boxes is running > > > > > > dpkg -l | grep libc6 > > > ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C > > > Library: Shared libraries > > > ii libc6-dev 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C > > > Library: Development Libraries and Hea > > > ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C > > > Library: Shared libraries [i686 optimi > > > > > > stable is currently, per packages.debian.org, 2.3.2 > > > > > > so figure out which you're running and that will clue you in to what > > > to do. > > > > debian:/etc/apt# dpkg -l |grep libc6 > > ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C > > Library: Shared libraries > > ii libc6-dev 2.3.6-7 GNU C > > Library: Development Libraries and Header > > debian:/etc/apt# > > > > does this mean i'm running etch? > > sounds like you're somewhere between sarge and etch. Etch is running > 2.3.6.ds1-8 and sid is up to 2.3.6.ds1-10. But sarge is at 2.3.2 so > you're definitely mostly etch. > > when did you last upgrade? > > I've lost track ofthis thread. what were we discussing? > > A
Andrew, thanks for getting back to me. the thread started by my asking if there was a way to upgrade without breaking my system. i had recently upgraded and messed up gaim and a few other things. the profile edit for gnome-terminal is still not right. from my original discussion there grew a general discussion of relating to the repositories. tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
