Þann 2006-06-26, 16:22:08 (-0700) skrifaði Willie Wonka: > Hi all; > I have a few quick questions about how to upgrade ONLY certain apps/pkgs...
Hi. If you want to updgrade only one or two apps then all you have to do is say apt-get install nameofpackage, and apt-get will download and install the package and all its dependencies and take care of this for you. > Right now, I'm using Debian Sarge 3.1r1 (Kernel 2.6.8-2-386) -- after much > searching through the archives and also visiting the ftp://ftp.us.debian.org > testing/main site to look around myself...I need to ask firstly; > > * Is "Sarge" (Stable) now considered version 3.1r2 ? Yes, see http://www.debian.org/News/2006/20060419 > * If so, how can I make upgrade mine from 3.1r1 to 3.1r2 -- would it be as > simple as 'sudo apt-get update' ? apt-get update only updates the repository for your computer. That is it only fetches a file from the server you specifie in /etc/apt/sources.list that says what packages are available and where to find them (along with other info). To actually upgrade you have to do apt-get upgrade. > * Which command can I use to show/tell if I'm using 3.1r1? -- and how when I > get to 3.1r2? If you havent set up your system with a distribution that was made after 19th of april or done a apt-get upgrade since then, then you are using r1. > ~$ uname -a doesn't not seem to show that info. A double negative ... tsk tsk tsk :-) This only shows kernel specific info, the file /etc/debian_version is the one that you are looking for. > I don't want to (at this point in time) to do a *dist-upgrade* to testing...I > really just want the newer version of 'hdparm' only for now ....(I'll want > only > certain specific pkgs in the future) ...So; How to upgrade hdparm only? And > how > to do it in such a way that the APT manangement tool will be aware of my > specific changes? > > ~$ apt-cache policy hdparm > hdparm: > Installed: 6.1-2 > Candidate: 6.1-2 > Version Table: > 6.6-1 0 > 50 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main Packages > *** 6.1-2 0 > 500 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org stable/main Packages > 500 ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org stable/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > Right now - I have 'hdparm' 6.1 installed (Sarge/Stable) -- I'd like to use > the > newest 6.6 > > Is this possible? -- and if so, will I break any APT dependencies whilst > up*dating* in the future (mainly for Security updates) -- I think, if I wanted > to upGRADE to Testing completely, I'd use this; > 'sudo apt-get update && dist-upgrade' ...yes? Since you seem to be using testing now you can just say apt-get update and then apt-get install hdparm and it will install hdparm and upgrade all the packages that hdparm depends on and none else. HTH Oli -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]