When upgrading to Sarge, I was asked if I wanted to keep my old entry in /etc/debian_version or have it replaced by the package's version.
I was surprised to see that the default was to keep the old entry (which explains why people using the --assume-yes option would not see a change). As someone recently pointed out (but far too cryptically for me to understand the implications), the entry is whatever you want it to be. It can be written (and used in scripts) by the administrator of the system who can use whatever terminology he or she likes to in order to define the characteristics of the system. Sorry if that's obvious to most of you, but I think at least one person was as confused as I was. Hope that helps someone, David -- David Jardine "Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it." -L. von Sacher-M.(1835-1895) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
