-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 01/28/07 08:21, Robert Epprecht wrote: > Hello > > I have a Debian/unstable installation which is now used by other family > members, so I want to switch it to Etch (now or when Etch becomes stable). > I do not care too much if some things would not be exactly like in the > coming stable Etch release, but I do want security updates (without the > danger of destroying the system by an update). > > I do know that downgrading is not really supported by aptitude, but > I think that these days where Etch will soon become stable I could probably > just change my /etc/apt/sources.list to point to Etch instead of unstable > and have more or less an Etch system after a while (I'm using aptitude > and the sid system is up to date). > > Or is there more involved? When is the best time to do the switch?
If /home is on a separate partition (it is, *right*?), then I'd just reinstall from scratch. It'll probably be faster. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFFvLpXS9HxQb37XmcRArbsAKCYguuGDN7HAmFTkwDYF+g+0lxNVwCYuTYk GG2JOlYtTIHicc0rUGA09A== =M5De -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
