Kevin - Thanks for the prompt response.
I need to be able to install the boot loader in the gnewsense partition instead of the mbr. I also would prefer to use lilo instead of grub. I didn't see any way to do that when I installed from the live cd. On 1/9/08, Kevin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When installing gNewSense, it's best to use the actual gNewSense > installer rather than installing Dapper and then installing gNewSense > packages over that. Is there a reason you're using the Dapper > installer rather than one of the gNewSense installers? > > You can find the gNewSense installers (There are both KDE and Gnome > installers) http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/ and you'll want either of > the 1.1 images. > > Once installed there will be a taskbar applet notifying you of > updates. In the command line interface you can issues the commands > "apt-get update" to check the repos for updates and then "apt-get > dist-upgrade" to upgrade the packages you've got that are behind. > > On Jan 9, 2008 5:50 PM, Thomas Spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi - > > > > As is obvious from the questions below, I have no experience with > > debian based distributions. > > > > I have the dapper alternative install disc. Which option is best for > > upgrading to gnewsense 1.1? What commands do I need to run to perform > > the upgrade? I want to end up with exactly the same thing as > > installing from a 1.1 live cd except I'll use lilo instead of grub. > > (If the 1.1 live cd offered a 'no boot loader' option, I wouldn't need > > to do this.) > > > > How do I find out exactly what updates are available for a 1.1 live cd > > installation? I really like gnewsense the way it is and don't want > > any big changes, but security/bug fixes would be ok. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gNewSense-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users > > > _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
