In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Sun, 25 Apr 2004 05:47:24 +0800, Katipo wrote:
> Jules Dubois wrote: > >> Libranet decided a few months ago to modify my sources.list to >> use unstable instead of testing. >> > When the Debian server compromise happened, Libranet installed their own > mirror site. > They then upgraded the adminmenu package to suit. The official explanation is that some Debian packages don't work properly on Libranet systems, so they created a "cedar" release. The thing I really didn't like was the message that I must "install a new sources.list file" without any explanation of the major changes they had in mind. Of course, this isn't a Debian problem. > [...] > a new /etc/apt.sources.list > that included uncommented lines, not just from unstable, but from > experimental as well. stable, testing, unstable, snapshot, and experimental, all without warning. > The answer to the situation, if it hasn't already proceeded too far, My system works fine and, although there are packages marked upgradable (but I can't upgrade), there's nothing I need that I don't already have. It's just I'd rather not look through the same set of packages every time I update. > would be to go into your list, and comment out > everything except stable and sarge I don't mind running unstable. I don't understand the meaning of 'experimental' and 'snapshot' and they concern me a little. Also, I've read several messages saying the best choices were 'stable' and 'unstable'. > How I did it was to revert to the original adminmenu, and placed that > package on hold. I'd like to purge adminmenu and libranet-upgrade because I stopped using them months ago. > It's a very useful package for a newby [...] I liked the way it set up X and GDM for me when I installed it. > I think that this > is the first time you have mentioned you are running Libranet? I think it is but I don't remember asking questions, previously, about how to switch from Synaptic to Aptitude. I experimented a bit and discovered that if I remove the "hold" from the "broken" packages, almost all of them revert back to "hold" when I restart aptitude (with the exception of WINE.) I still have this question: If I can find some combination of installable or upgradable packages which removes a "broken" condition, can I just go ahead and install them? (I must have a reliable system for the next three weeks or so and then I can break it.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
