Dear kamaraju: Thank you again. One last question:
If I install the stable sarge release, and someone issues a new debian package for some application, how do you decide whether to install it or not? Does apt-get take care of all that automatically? Thank you. Benjamin On 11 Jul 2005 at 22:34, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >Dear Kamaraju: > > > >Thank you so much for the clear presentation. > > > > > > > >>You can always update from sarge to Etch. But you cannot go from Etch to > >>Sarge. > >> > >>raju > >> > >> > > > >That's a key point! So it makes sense to install Sarge and then > >update to Etch. One last question: Is this update seamless? Can > >it be done easily through Synaptic? And when can I update or > >when should I update? What has your experience been in the > >past? > > > >Thank you. > > > >Benjamin > > > > > Please keep replies on the list. That way others who read the archives > will also benefit from the discussion. > > Usually the updates between stable releases are seamless. But the > updates between stable to testing or testing to unstable are not > guaranteed. Though not guaranteed, usually you can upgrade without any > problems. > > You should upgrade from sarge to etch only when you become confident of > administering a Debian box. If you are running testing, you should be > able to solve any problems you encounter. If you are not confident to do > that, then stick with sarge. If you want to have some excitement and > help Debian maintainers identify bugs, then run testing or unstable. > > raju > > -- > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi > Graduate Student, MAE > Cornell University > http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - Release Date: 7/11/2005 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
