macondo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > --- Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 01/28/07 08:21, Robert Epprecht wrote:
>> > 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. Yes, on another machine I would go that route, but not on this one: I have installed Debian (and some other Linux systems) many times an many different machines and never encountered big problems except on this machine, which for some strange reason is a nightmare to install an OS on. I had so many problems with it that I can't remember what the main problems where. Once (some years ago) I had tried an Debian unstable installation, which was only meant as a test as I wasn't able to install woody (or later on sarge) on it. It's the only successful Debian install I was ever able to do on this crazy machine (beside a Fedora system, which I do not like too much) I have a couple of partitions and will try an etch install later on, but I do not want to lose my working sid system... Well I can always clone it to another partition and try to downgrade it to etch. > Before you install from scratch, try this, it worked for me: > http://bertgarcia.com/2006/10/03/giga-meet-etch That's about the way I thought it should work. Why is the pinning needed? > you have nothing to lose :) see above ;-) Thanks, Robert Epprecht -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
