> I am new to storm linux and debian in general. My questions
>are: Can I use regular debian packages or do I have to strictly
>use storm packages?
You can use regular debian packages without any problem. Most of the
packages in Storm Linux are straight from Debian - the basic difference
between debian and storm is there are additional Stormix-authored packages
available with Storm Linux (such as stormpkg and sas, although stormpkg is
now in Woody). And some packages have been recompiled for storm-potato
(a.k.a. hail) from higher versions numbers than are in an ordinary potato
(I think ...)
> In the same token, can I upgrade to woody
>from storm's hail (=potato)?
Yes.
> I am new to apt-get but I have
>some information and feel comfortable with it. Also, How do
>I go updating a package to a newer version? (ie, running xchat
>1.4.3 but would like to run 1.6) Do I just find a site that has
>the 1.6 version and add it to my sources list? Any input is
>appreciated. TIA
You can install just single .debs that you download from misc. sources
(such as a woody ftp site) by running something like:
dpkg -i xchat_1.6.0-2.deb
Of course, in this case it's not going to work since this version of xchat
is compiled against a higher version of libc6 than is in potato. In which
case you'd need to either go to woody or compile your xchat 1.6 from a
tarball ...
Kevin Teague
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