Osamu Aoki wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 01:02:01PM +0200, Andriy Korud wrote:
>
>> I'd like to install Debian with relatively fresh software (XFree
>> 4.1.x, libc 2.2.x, kernel 2.4.x, etc). Which will the best way: -
>> install 2.2r3 and then upgrade everything I need? or - install
>> woody "from scratch"?
>>
>
> Both worked for me. Some newer version of boot disk was having some
problem
> (I heard) but by now it should have been fixed.
>
> Word of caution.
>
> 1) Try to be conservative. Before upgrading all by dist-upgrade
>
> # apt-get install libc6 libdb2 perl # apt-get install apt
>
> This may save you some trouble. Testing is still "work in progress"
>
> Also moving from 2.2 to 2.4 kernel using debian pre-compiled kernel needs
> some attention since new one are highly modular and you may need to
> add few entries for the module in /etc/modules
>
I had some problems with the apt-get update/dist-upgrade approach so I
chickened out for the time being even though I think the suggestion to
upgrade debconf first would get me further.
See potato 2 woody upgrade problem 11/02/01 18:26
Eric
