Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-10 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:47:03 -0400, francis picabia wrote: > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> disturbances? >>> Have you upgraded a Debian from old->new stable before? >> >> (...) >> >> Nope, never ever. In Spanish I would say "jamás de los jamases" :-) >> >> In do run

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-09 Thread francis picabia
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:33:42 -0500, Tony Baldwin wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 04:36:49PM +0100, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > >>> > Why can't you use squeeze? >>> > -- >>> > Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-07 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:33:42 -0500, Tony Baldwin wrote: > On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 04:36:49PM +0100, Camaleón wrote: (...) >> > Why can't you use squeeze? >> > -- >> > Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> Indeed, I do can, but I prefer to accomodate the span-

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-07 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:46:38 -0800, Steven Rosenberg wrote: > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:31 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:10:19 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: (...) >>> You probably missed >>> http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2009/msg00010.html >>> >>> , >>> | In the ligh

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-07 Thread Joe
On Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:45:25 -0500 Tony Baldwin wrote: > On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 01:46:38PM -0800, Steven Rosenberg wrote: > > > > The official upgrade process for Lenny to Squeeze was not as easy > > as a simple dist-upgrade, and I wonder if Lenny-to-Wheezy would be > > too > > It really amazes

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Tony Baldwin
On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 01:46:38PM -0800, Steven Rosenberg wrote: > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:31 AM, Camaleón wrote: > > On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:10:19 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > >> On Vi, 06 ian 12, 12:11:36, Camaleón wrote: > > > > Yup, I did read it, but it does not say a word about the po

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Tony Baldwin
On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 04:36:49PM +0100, Camaleón wrote: > El 2012-01-04 a las 13:42 -0500, Tony Baldwin escribió: > > (resending to the list) > > > "Camaleón" wrote: > > > > >On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:29 -0400, francis picabia wrote: > > > > > >> There was discussion here a few months ago abo

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Luis Alejandro Martínez Faneyth
Canaima (debian derivative) made an update assistant [1] for the upgrade from it's lenny-based version (2.1) to it's squeeze-based (3.0), and everything worked out ok for users: they didn't have to reinstall. You can take a look at it's main script [2] (bash, comments in spanish). ¿Is this suitab

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Lisi
On Friday 06 January 2012 21:46:38 Steven Rosenberg wrote: > Truth be told, I'd just do a reinstall of Wheezy when the time comes. That's generally a good idea anyway! (IMHO, of ciourse.) Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Steven Rosenberg
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:31 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:10:19 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Vi, 06 ian 12, 12:11:36, Camaleón wrote: >>> >>> Sure (this was also discussed in this same list, time ago...). The >>> possibility of jumping from Lenny to Wheezy was oficially ment

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:10:19 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Vi, 06 ian 12, 12:11:36, Camaleón wrote: >> >> Sure (this was also discussed in this same list, time ago...). The >> possibility of jumping from Lenny to Wheezy was oficially mentioned >> here: >> >> Debian decides to adopt time-base

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:33:08 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:36:49 +0100, Camaleón wrote: > >> El 2012-01-04 a las 13:42 -0500, Tony Baldwin escribió: (...) >>> Why can't you use squeeze? >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> I

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 06 ian 12, 12:11:36, Camaleón wrote: > > Sure (this was also discussed in this same list, time ago...). The > possibility of jumping from Lenny to Wheezy was oficially mentioned here: > > Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes > http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2009/msg

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/01/12 23:11, � wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:36:07 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Mi, 04 ian 12, 17:37:42, Camaleón wrote: No new Lenny updates after 6 February 2012. >>> > it came out the possibility of having release freeze periods and the > above mentioned announceme

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:36:07 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mi, 04 ian 12, 17:37:42, Camaleón wrote: >> > >> > No new Lenny updates after 6 February 2012. >> >> Yes, unfortunately Debian team changed their mind at the middle of the >> proccess. This unforeseen change forces me to keep my lenn

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mi, 04 ian 12, 17:37:42, Camaleón wrote: >> > >> > No new Lenny updates after 6 February 2012. >> >> Yes, unfortunately Debian team changed their mind at the middle of the >> proccess. This unforeseen change forces me to keep my lenny syst

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 04 ian 12, 17:37:42, Camaleón wrote: > > > > No new Lenny updates after 6 February 2012. > > Yes, unfortunately Debian team changed their mind at the middle of the > proccess. This unforeseen change forces me to keep my lenny systems until > wheezy is released which means having unpatche

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-05 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:36:49 +0100, Camaleón wrote: > El 2012-01-04 a las 13:42 -0500, Tony Baldwin escribió: > > (resending to the list) > >> "Camaleón" wrote: >> >> >On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:29 -0400, francis picabia wrote: >> > >> >> There was discussion here a few months ago about there b

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-05 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John A. Sullivan III wrote: > And then there is Trinity (www.trinitydesktop.org) continuing KDE 3 > development. I am using it very successfully on Squeeze - John Yes indeed, when the Trinity mirrors are working again and the most irritating of the

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-05 Thread Camaleón
El 2012-01-04 a las 13:42 -0500, Tony Baldwin escribió: (resending to the list) > "Camaleón" wrote: > > >On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:29 -0400, francis picabia wrote: > > > >> There was discussion here a few months ago about there being no official > >> date for end of life on Lenny.  This has cha

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 05/01/12 02:43, tony baldwin wrote: >> - Original Message - >> From: Lisi >> Sent: 01/04/12 10:34 AM >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life >> >> On Wednesday 04 January 2012 15:26:01 Tony

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:29 -0400, francis picabia wrote: > There was discussion here a few months ago about there being no official > date for end of life on Lenny.  This has changed.  I just noticed this > item on the security announcement mailing list: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-secur

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread John A. Sullivan III
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 15:34 +, Lisi wrote: > On Wednesday 04 January 2012 15:26:01 Tony Baldwin wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 10:54:29AM -0400, francis picabia wrote: > > > There was discussion here a few months ago about there being no official > > > date for end of life on Lenny. This h

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread Lisi
On Wednesday 04 January 2012 15:43:12 tony baldwin wrote: > Now I really prefer light, efficient, simple. Horses for courses! Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lis

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread tony baldwin
> - Original Message - > From: Lisi > Sent: 01/04/12 10:34 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life > > On Wednesday 04 January 2012 15:26:01 Tony Baldwin wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 10:54:29AM -

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread Lisi
On Wednesday 04 January 2012 15:26:01 Tony Baldwin wrote: > On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 10:54:29AM -0400, francis picabia wrote: > > There was discussion here a few months ago about there being no official > > date for end of life on Lenny.  This has changed.  I just noticed this > > item on the securi

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread Tony Baldwin
On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 10:54:29AM -0400, francis picabia wrote: > There was discussion here a few months ago about there being no official date > for end of life on Lenny.  This has changed.  I just noticed this item > on the security announcement mailing list: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-