On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Paolo Falcone wrote: > A normal apt-get dist-upgrade without modifying /etc/apt/sources.list > would upgrade your release to the next Debian release (ex. if you're > using 2.2r3 and do a dist-upgrade, you'll get 2.2r4).
I see. I can see the source of my confusion, I believe. I always use unstable; when Potato was unstable, that was the one I used. Then Potato become stable, but I didn't change the sources.list (still pointed to unstable). Then I did apt-get dist-upgrade. So, inadvertently, I upgraded my system to unstable Woody. Correct? > To be sure, check the /etc/debian_version file if it states 2.2 or > otherwise. I'd usually modify the apt sources file first before > committing to an apt-get dist-upgrade with my woody and sid boxes at the > office. I have: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ more /etc/debian_version testing/unstable So, basically, the system is Woody and it uses Sid's apps. Right? I think it's time to do an apt-get dist-upgrade; so that I can get the stable Woody. (But... it seems that Woody is not yet stable; I guess I need some more enlightenment here.) > In terms of stability, from highest to lowest, the rank is Potato > (the current stable release 2.2, now at rev4), followed by Woody > (testing) then Sid (unstable). In terms of fast upgrades, Sid wins > in speed of upgrades, followed by Woody. Packages or fixes in Sid are > usually backported to Potato if it's a serious security concern. Actually, my need is to have kernel 2.4.x installed; it would be fine even if the system were unstable (from the software release point of view). And at some point in time, I added: #deb http://people.debian.org/~bunk/debian potato main into sources.list; my intention was to get an updated "Potato" :-) Well, I guess it would be nicer just to get the right Woody, but I also want to stick to Sid's apps. The question is: How? TIA, Oki