On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:40:33 +0100 Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 11:04:03PM +0530, Didar Hussain wrote:
> > Also, how long should I wait after Sarge goes Gold. Should
> > I just s/woody/sarge/g and do
>
> I recommend you use the names 'stable', 'testing', 'unstable' in
> sources.list, so that you don't have to change it for the codenames.
> Stable is *always* Stable, but woody != Sarge when things change.
I prefer to use the release name instead of 'stable', 'testing' and
'unstable'; especially in a corporate environment. Reason being -
upgrading all of the servers to a new release takes a lot of time. And
with any release, even Debian's remarkably good ones, you should test it
on a non-critical computer/server before using it on everything.
By using release names, you can continue to get security updates while
you're waiting to install the new release; whether you're waiting for
the new release to pass your tests, or just waiting for the time to do
the dist-upgrade.
> > apt-get update
> > apt-get upgrade
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This step really isn't necessary, though. Everything in it and more gets
covered in the next one.
> > apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> Basically, yes.
>
> > Or would a fresh install from a netinstaller be more advisable?
>
> This isn't windows.
I dist-upgraded from Potato to Woody and then from Woody to Sarge. It's
been working great without the need for a clean install.
HTH,
Jacob
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