On Sunday 28 January 2007 09:21, Robert Epprecht wrote: > Hello > > I have a Debian/unstable installation which is now used by other family > members, so I want to switch it to Etch (now or when Etch becomes stable). > I do not care too much if some things would not be exactly like in the > coming stable Etch release, but I do want security updates (without the > danger of destroying the system by an update). > > I do know that downgrading is not really supported by aptitude, but > I think that these days where Etch will soon become stable I could probably > just change my /etc/apt/sources.list to point to Etch instead of unstable > and have more or less an Etch system after a while (I'm using aptitude > and the sid system is up to date). > > Or is there more involved? When is the best time to do the switch? >
I think, at this point of time, you can do this by just changing unstable to etch in the /etc/apt/sources.list. However the path wont be very smooth and expect some bumps. My advice is simple, update package by package as you seem necessary; avoid massive changes such as those result from dist-upgrade etc., Be careful when dealing with large packages like KDE, xorg etc., Pay attention to packages that will be remvoed when you apt-get something. I dont think you need to use pinning at this point of time (since etch and unstable are pretty close these days)... hth raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Save on your Health Insurance Compare multiple quotes to save with NetQuote's free service http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/MhtYWUi3OrSwq8DYNomySvndpvmuzufgN4v0G/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
