Opps. Thought I re-send this with a subject line! After a hdd install from knoppix 3.2 I tried to dist-upgrade to Debian unstable. It all seems to work fine but my debian_version is still reported as testing/unstable. I've tracked this down to the fact that a number of packages from the hdd install are not at the latest versions available in unstable but are unoffical versions with different dependencies. The most significant being sysvinit.
If I try 'apt-get install sysvinit', I'm told I have the latest version installed. Not true. The knoppix version is 2.84 something or other, whereas 2.85 is available in unstable. If I try 'apt-get --reinstall install sysvinit', I'm told the packages is not available for download. This is a common problem when trying to replace a package from an unofficial source with an official one. My usual trick is just to remove the offending package, then reinstall from an official source. HOWEVER, sysvinit is a rather crucial package (I think!?) and I'm a little concerned that removing it - even if only to replace it with a different version shortly afterwards - may be dangerous. Any suggestions as to whether or not this may be a safe thing to do or what alternative approach I could take would be much appreciated... Thanks! ===== ----------------------- Simon Tod [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
