On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Ethan Benson wrote: [ snip ]
: >c) What is the preferred method of taking my 2.1r2 through an unstable : >upgrade? Specifically, how do I do it? : : edit /etc/apt/apt.sources and change all instances of `stable' with `unstable' : : then run apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade : : I had very bad results when attempting this however, YMMV, but i had : to install potato directly,the upgrade just did not work for me. Conversely it's worked well here on at least 3 desktops and a few home firewall boxes and one server. I haven't yet upgraded the production servers; potato isn't quite stable enough yet. It is extremely stable for a distibution labelled "unstable". Also, I prefer to use the distro names in my /etc/apt/sources.list; that prevents things like a massive upgrade the day after unstable moves to stable ... YMMV. Regards, -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
