on Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 10:55:52PM -0600, Deva Seetharam ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi All, > i am a debian newbie. i recently installed 2.2r4 potato. > i custom built a kernel with some required options. > > now, i am thinking of upgrading to woody.
See list archives, this is a frequently covered topic. > i have a few questions regarding this: > 1. do i need to watch out for any pitfalls if i do > apt-get dist-upgrade? > or is there a better method of upgrading? Generally, some packages may get stuck. There've been some issues with Perl, IIRC, which is highly relied upon with apt-get. You can usually brute-force your way through it. > 2. if i do this, would the kernel get overwritten too? No. Kernels are outside the dist-upgrade process, you upgrade them specifically yourself. > 3. are there any risks involved in running woody version? > (i know it is in testing) Things may break more frequently than Potatoe, OTOH, it's more current. Woody's largely well behaved in my experience. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free We freed Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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