A. Yes, you can change the "directory" that is used by Ubuntu (or any = distro based upon Debian) to that of a server which has the latest "Testing" release. By default, I believe that Ubuntu is set up to look to the CD = ROM first for new installs and to the "Security" distro download site in = order to download updates. If you go into the settings in the Synaptic package manager, you can manually change the address for updates to the Debian "testing" version. You can either replace the Security URL, or add a = "new" place to look for software. Just add the path http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ . If this doesn't work, I believe that = you can manually edit the table that apt-get uses to look for updates by = editing the text file /etc/apt/sources.list. You will need to add the following = line to that file:
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib You can go ahead and # Comment out the Ubuntu directory temporarily. = This way Synaptic and apt-get will look online to the latest testing version = of Debian for all software you ask it to (don't run the security updates = GUI, or it will tell you that you need top update every package on your = system!). Be sure to change the settings back, if you do not want to upgrade = anything else afterwards. You should at least upgrade to the latest version of Postfix, Postgrey, Spamassassin and any other mail-related programs you might be using. They have all integrated fine into my system. Six weeks = ago I couldn't even install Linux by myself. I wish that I'd listened to Len = and set up an IMGate box years ago. Hope this helps. P.S. Don't forget to back up your original config files. The upgrade = should go smoothly, but you never know. William Van Hefner Network Administrator Vantek Communications, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Clausen > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 2:13 PM > To: IMGate@mgw2.MEIway.com > Subject: [IMGate] Re: IMGate/Postfix under Ubuntu/Debian >=20 >=20 > Alright, I've got Ubuntu 5.4 installed. I see that it comes=20 > with Postfix, but obviously to get stuff like Anvil up and=20 > running, I need to install the experimental version. Any=20 > notions on how to do this? >=20 > --=20 > A. Clausen >=20 >=20 >=20
