On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 13:49, Eric Walstad wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm having trouble trying to apt-get update/upgrade my debian unstable > machine with the latest security fixes as advertised in the > debian-security-announce emails. When I do: > > apt-get update > apt-get upgrade > dpkg -l | grep <package name> > > I find that the installed version of the package doesn't match what > advisory says is available. > > In the debian security announcements, the instructions for apt-get > users say: > > ----- > For the unstable distribution (sid), CAN-YYYY-NNNN was fixed in > version X.Y.ZZ. > > We recommend that you update your <Package Name> package. > > Upgrade Instructions > - -------------------- > [...] > If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for > sources.list as given below: > > apt-get update > will update the internal database > apt-get upgrade > will install corrected packages > > You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the > footer to the proper configuration. > ----- > > My question: > 1. The emails imply that there are unstable packages avaialble. If > so, how do I apt-get update/upgrade them?
First of, your /etc/apt/sources.list has to include security.debian.org as a source. Line would look like: deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free After you add that to your /etc/apt/sources.list, do what the instructions say. You may be surprised to find out how far behind you are. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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