On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:21:16 -0800 tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 January 2007 15:35, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 03:28:55PM -0800, tom arnall wrote: > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > 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. > > > > Okay, I would say at this point you should probably go ahead and > > dist-upgrade yourself to get caught up. I don't know how long its > > been since you upgraded, but since you're mostly to etch already, > > its likely any breakage you currently have has already been fixed. > > With etch in freeze now and under 100 release-critical bugs left, I > > think you'll be in good shape. > > > > ymmv > > > > A > > > i have my apt-get parameter files set up properly, i think, but when > i do an apt-cache policy i don't like what i get, as follows: > > debian:/etc/apt# cat sources.list > > ## Testing - Debian (currently Etch) > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian etch main contrib > non-free > > > debian:/etc/apt# cat apt.conf > APT::Default-Release "etch"; It's not related to your problem, but 'etch' doesn't work as a Default-Release. You must use 'testing'. Also this options is needed only if you have sources for unstable as well, in order to prevent an upgrade to unstable. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
