On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 22:01 -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote:
> Hi folks. How do I upgrade while I sleep? Or, more specifically, how
> do I set it up so that all the questions about scripts that have been
> changed, which are different from the package maintainers scripts,
> asking if it should keep the current version, or install the new one,
> blah blah blah.... the default is ...
> Hell, what do I know? I'm a desktop user who's too cheap to buy
> Windows; so, I go with Linux (I am going to donate some cash SPI,
> however). So I always choose the default answer. How can I set up my
> upgrade from Sarge to Etch, to run while I'm sleeping, without it asking
> me stupid questions that I don't give a shit about? Just have it
> upgrade, and not bother me, fer Christ's sake. Aw, then I can just
> sleep. Blissful sleep.
Upgrading from one branch to another should *never* be done while
you sleep. Downloading the packages, though, is another story.
So, before you go to sleep/party/etc:
$ su -
# apt-get -y -d dist-upgrade
Then, the next {whenever}, while you are watching:
# apt-get install apt dpkg
# apt-get upgrade
(There will be packages held back. To see the list of held-back
packages, run that command again.)
# apt-get upgrade
(Now, get ready to copy/paste with your mouse... There will be
many, so do them in chunks of 20ish.)
#apt-get install {the list of held-back packages}
Finally, you'll be complete. Reboot.
> Also, is Etch now sane? Last time I tried an upgrade, it gave me all
> this crap about the new udev requiring a new kernel, but I couldn't
> install the new kernel, because it required the new udev (I'm sure the
> obvious catch-22 was a practical joke played by some asshole -- I can't
> imagine anyone actually making such a blatantly obvious, inane error
> honestly).
Anything that's marked "testing" is going to have bugs occasionally.
You should be smart enough to figure that out. So, think about
whether you want to stay with Sarge or not.
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