On Sun, 27 May 2001 06:07:24 EDT, Marc wrote: > What are the proper lines to put in /etc/apt/sources.list to upgrade > from stable to testing? I seem to recal someone on the list saying to > replace the lines for stable with: > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
That line is correct, leave unstable out of it, unless you want sid. > > but this will also get packages from unstable, which I would prefer not > to do at this time. If I do make these changes and do an 'apt-get > update/upgrade' then apt wants to upgrade 188 packages on my box, add 40 > some packages and delete 11 packages. If I only have the line for > testing in my sources.list then 'upgrade' only wants to change 7 > packages and 'dist-upgrade' also updates only 7 packages and wants to > delete 3 others. There is much that simply does not exist in testing > that is in stable and unstable. I thought that testing was a complete > set of packages, but this does not seem to be the case. Can anyone > explain exactly the way packages flow through the system, including when > a new release becomes stable? > Testing is a bit screwy right now, but word is it should be fixed sometime soon. AFAIK, there's something wrong with the Packages file, but I could be wrong. I'd wait a day or so so they can get everything repaired. Anyone know more or more accurate info? -- Paul T. Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -currently seeking employment-
