On 25 Mar 1997, Graeme wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > - A few months ago I buy a CD with Debian 1.1 distribution > > included. After that, I download Debian 1.2 from www.debian.org. I > > week ago I installed Debian 1.2 but I didn't run dSelect program, > > in that moment. Last night I run dSelect program in order to > > install several packages. When I finished the system was in Debian > > 1.1. After that I reinstall, using floppy disks, Debian 1.2 again. > > I am not very sure what I have rigth know. > > Hmmm, you know you probably are running Debian 1.2 (or as near as damn > it). That is to say, if you check (with `dpkg -l') which packages you > have, you should find that most of them correspond to the 1.2 release, > not the 1.1 one.
yes, that's an important point. The Debian version is almost irrelevant. What is important is the version numbers of the individual packages. i.e. it is possible to be running Debian 1.1 with packages from Debian 1.2 and/or the latest development tree. This is particularly important for support queries - unless you are having problems installing a particular Debian version from a CD or from the net, nobody will be interested in the version of debian...it simply doesn't matter. What they will want to know is the version number(s) of the individual package(s) you are having problems with. IMO, Debian 1.1 / 1.2 / x.x is only a convenience for CD ROM manufacturers, it doesn't really have any significance. craig -- craig sanders networking consultant Available for casual or contract temporary autonomous zone system administration tasks.
