*- On 29 Dec, Robert L. Harris wrote about "slink --> potatoe?" > > Ok, > I have a box on a 33.6K modem I want to up grade to potatoe, either before > or after it goes final. Is therre an apt-get command I can run before I > go to bed that will do it cleanly for me? >
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point to potato (no e unless you are Dan Quayle, =) ). apt-get update apt-get -d dist-upgrade (notice the -d option) Then when all has downloaded over you modem and the above command completes without any error messages, apt-get dist-upgrade (without the -d option) The -d option tells apt-get to only download and not install the packages. With a modem it is possible that you will loose the connection and some files not get completely downloaded. Once all the files are downloaded then run apt-get without the -d option so that it will install and configure the packages. Note you will need ALOT of space in /var/cache/apt to hold all the packages so make sure you have space available. Before apt-get starts the download it will tell you how much it is going to download so use that as your guide. HTH, Brian Servis -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechanical Engineering | Never criticize anybody until you Purdue University | have walked a mile in their shoes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because by that time you will be a http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis | mile away and have their shoes.
