On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Mark Allums <m...@allums.com> wrote: > > > The third bit is the hard part. I am wondering if I should go from lucid to > precise first, or do the 32/64-bit trick first. Or is there a way to do > both at once? If I package it into a virtual machine instance, first, then I > can snapshot along the way. I can revert the snapshot if I screw it up, and > start over. Also, I can then deploy the newly refurbished system as a > student virtual machine. I want to go back to native-on-bare-metal, there > are ways to do that, too. > > The scenario is relevant for Debian-User because I want to do something > similar with other (Debian) machines and because this is a learning > experience for me, and others reading this list might gain something useful > as well.
I would definitely upgrade first, then try to change arch. Does Lucid even have multiarch? Anyway, even if it did, it would be better in Precise. And don't try both at once! In fact break into as many pieces as possible, I would say. And don't try to rely on the apt/aptitude auto-solver. I would just use aptitude in interactive mode and manually resolve issues. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAFoWM=-clxhii9gv4z_eupj9glfem_pn62ox7deld76ut_x...@mail.gmail.com
