On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 10:49:18AM -0500, Chris Jones wrote: ... > I have heard that Lenny will soon replace Etch as the stable version.
Yes. > Should I wait a bit, or is there any way I can "finalize" my Lenny > install at a later date without having to reinstall? Here is the simplest way: Your /etc/apt/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* should contain only line relaed to lenny with its codename such as: deb http://cdn.debian.or.jp/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib ... I mean do not use "sid". (Although you do not need to reinstall, you may need to downgrade part of system to make it 100% lenny). You can update system as you wish with: $ sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude full-update After lenny release, update system to sync completey with released lenny contents with: $ sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude full-update If I were you, I will also replace etch with squeeze (next testing) or sid (unstable) after you migrate all main activity to your new lenny system. Sid is always the latest :-) See: http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/ch03.en.html#lifewitheternalupgrades Cheers, Osamu PS: Installing sid works very well now since we are under freeze (I use it). But if you do this, your should expect major package updates of archive right after the release. I usually stay away from upgrades until major packages are stabilized after the release. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]