Switch from lenny-stable to squeeze-testing
Hi folks, I've just installed Debian lenny-stable onto my Asus Eee PC 10, and I'd like to switch over from stable to squeeze-testing in order to make use of more up to date apps and KDE 4.2. I remember that you have to add a new repo, or I believe point /etc/apt/sources.list to the testing repos, but I'm not completely sure. Can someone point me in the right direction? This is relatively easy for me, but I just want to be certain I'm pointing my sources to the right place. Thanks! --Robert -- Nobody's ever lost in life...they're merely taking the scenic route. == Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html == -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1.2 GCS/S/M/MU d- s+: a30 C++(+++) UL$ P++ L+++ E+ W+ N+ o+ K++ w--- O- M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP(+) t+ 5++ X++ R tv b+++ DI+++ D++(---) G++ e+ h- r++ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Switch from lenny-stable to squeeze-testing
On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 08:52 -0400, Robert Menes wrote: Hi folks, I've just installed Debian lenny-stable onto my Asus Eee PC 10, and I'd like to switch over from stable to squeeze-testing in order to make use of more up to date apps and KDE 4.2. I remember that you have to add a new repo, or I believe point /etc/apt/sources.list to the testing repos, but I'm not completely sure. Can someone point me in the right direction? This is relatively easy for me, but I just want to be certain I'm pointing my sources to the right place. Thanks! --Robert -- You've pretty much got it. You need to change any references to lenny in /etc/apt/sources.list to point to the whatever repository you want. So a line like deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib becomes deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib Depending on your choice of repository some existing lines may have to be commented out, e.g. if you switch to unstable, lines referencing volatile.debian.org or security.debian.org aren't needed. It might also be an idea to add new lines for testing and keep the old lenny ones in place, just in case you have to install packages whose dependencies aren't yet complete in the new repository or to revert back to an older version (although this is more of an issue with unstable than with testing). After making the changes, a 'sudo apt-get update' will download package lists from the new repositories and 'sudo apt-get upgrade' or 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' will start the process. I'd recommend dist-upgrade when changing the main repositories. -- Mark McCorkell markmccork...@tiscali.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Switch from lenny-stable to squeeze-testing
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Mark McCorkell markmccork...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 08:52 -0400, Robert Menes wrote: Hi folks, I've just installed Debian lenny-stable onto my Asus Eee PC 10, and I'd like to switch over from stable to squeeze-testing in order to make use of more up to date apps and KDE 4.2. I remember that you have to add a new repo, or I believe point /etc/apt/sources.list to the testing repos, but I'm not completely sure. Can someone point me in the right direction? This is relatively easy for me, but I just want to be certain I'm pointing my sources to the right place. Thanks! --Robert -- You've pretty much got it. You need to change any references to lenny in /etc/apt/sources.list to point to the whatever repository you want. So a line like deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib becomes deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib Depending on your choice of repository some existing lines may have to be commented out, e.g. if you switch to unstable, lines referencing volatile.debian.org or security.debian.org aren't needed. It might also be an idea to add new lines for testing and keep the old lenny ones in place, just in case you have to install packages whose dependencies aren't yet complete in the new repository or to revert back to an older version (although this is more of an issue with unstable than with testing). After making the changes, a 'sudo apt-get update' will download package lists from the new repositories and 'sudo apt-get upgrade' or 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' will start the process. I'd recommend dist-upgrade when changing the main repositories. -- Mark McCorkell markmccork...@tiscali.co.uk I'd recommend that this be handled the same as any other version upgrade (eg etch-lenny) 1) First make sure that stable is up to date with all the latest updates. 2) Change sources as indicated above 3) Update your upgrade tools # aptitude install apt dpkg aptitude 4) perform a safe upgrade first. # aptitude safe-upgrade 5) Finish with a full upgrade # aptitude full-upgrade -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
OT: Hijack: EEE PC 10 (was: Re: Switch from lenny-stable to squeeze-testing)
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 08:52:04AM -0400, Robert Menes wrote: Hi folks, I've just installed Debian lenny-stable onto my Asus Eee PC 10, Hi Robert, I've been looking at the 10 Eee PC for a debian laptop. How are you finding it, especially the keyboard? I'd be interested in hearing how it's working for you. Cheers, -- Eric Gerlach, Network Administrator Federation of Students University of Waterloo p: (519) 888-4567 x36329 e: egerl...@feds.uwaterloo.ca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
