Patrick Dahiroc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > hi all > > i'm considering upgrading my potato box to woody over > the holidays. i've changed /etc/apt/sources.list to > point to woody and commented out security. i then ran > apt-get update and apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade. > the output of dist-upgrade was a little troubling.
You don't need to comment out the security line. There's even some packages (like imp and horde) that are about the same version in stable/testing/unstable so that a when a security update occurs, a newer version will appear in security a few days before it appears in woody. > <-- dist-upgrade OUTPUT --> > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > The following packages will be REMOVED: > data-dumper gnucash kbd modconf modutils perl-5.005 > sysvinit util-linux > xcontrib xemacs20-nomule xmailtool xmanpages xpm4g <snip> > WARNING: The following essential packages will be > removed > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what > you are doing! > sysvinit util-linux (due to sysvinit) > 421 packages upgraded, 79 newly installed, 13 to > remove and 2 not upgraded. > <-- dist-upgrade OUTPUT --> > > there is a warning that sysvinit and util-linux will > be removed. is this to suppose to happen? No, that's not supposed to happen. Those are both Priority: Required/Essential: Yes. I'd try upgrading the important stuff individually first, like dpkg, apt, debconf, libc6, and whatever else I left out before doing a dist-upgrade. Or, try dselect and see if it gives a better clue of why dpkg wants to remove that stuff. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bignachos.com
