[NBLUG/talk] Debian

[Steve]

Good advice =) I may try this my self. 

_Steve


On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 04:19:49PM -0700, E Frank Ball wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 02:46:19PM -0700, Steve wrote:
> } Is changing from stable to unstable as simple as changing the word stable
> } to unstable  in the sources.list file?
> 
> Then run apt-get update and apt-get upgrade.  That would do it, but
> remember that "testing" is inbetween stable and unstable.  You might try
> that first.
> 
> I've just been updating a few packages to newer versions, not
> everything.  My source.list file lists stable, testing, and unstable.
> I created a /etc/apt/apt.conf file:
> APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;
> APT::Default-Release "stable";
> 
> This defaults everything to stable, the I can upgrade particular
> pacakges to newer versions:
> apt-get -t testing fvwm
> and it upgrades any needed dependencies too of course.
> 
> The APT::Cache-Limit 10000000; was needed when I added multiple releases
> to the source.list file.  apt crashed, I typed the error message into
> google, somebody said to add this, it worked.
> 
> There is also a /etc/apt/preferences file, but I'm still a little fuzzy
> on this.  I have:
> 
> Package: fvwm
> Pin: release a=testing
> Priority: 990
> 
> Package: dillo
> Pin: release a=testing
> Priority: 990
> 
> But I still have to use the -t testing option with apt-get to get the
> testing version, which I didn't think I'd need with this preferences
> setup.  see man apt_preferences.
> 
> 
> } Also when debian comes out with a new release, will upgrading the system
> } be as simple as doing an apt-get
> } late one night and magicly you are now running the newest release of debian?
> 
> Yes.  And if you keep the system upto date it may not even have to
> update very many packages.
> 
> 
> } I also see that RPM is installed.. so I am assuming I can install RPMS
> } on this system if I need to.
> 
> Don't know, but "alien" run on debian does a good job of converting rpms
> to deb packages and vice versa.  alien on redhat seems be useless.
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
>    E Frank Ball                frankb at efball.com
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