Re: I am trying to update Dapper to Edgey

Post #275,295 by pwhysall 12/9/06 5:15:02 PM Reply	Re: I am trying to update Dapper to Edgey Here's how I'd do it. Bear in mind that my advice is worth exactly what you paid for it, and that you should back up anything you care about before you start. 1. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and change all occurrences of "dapper" to "edgy". 2. Issue the following command: `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade` This will download and install a lot of packages. Be patient. 3. Issue the following command: `sudo apt-get dist-upgrade` The reason I use two commands - upgrade and then dist-upgrade - is that I have found in the past that a straight dist-upgrade causes pain. 4. Install the "deborphan" package : `sudo apt-get install deborphan` 5. Clean up old crap: `sudo orphaner` 6. Reboot to pick up new kernel. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [link\|http://darwinia.co.uk/\|[image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]]
Post #275,299 by crazy 12/9/06 6:04:02 PM Reply	Review video card compatibility and various X message. I upgraded, lost X, and was too lazy to figure it out. I reinstalled dapper.
Post #275,335 by hnick 12/10/06 9:21:59 AM Reply	In spite of inexpensive advice, it seems to have worked fine Thank you kindly, sir. Much appreciated. It now remains to get used to systemic behavioral changes. Such things keep life interesting. Orphaner gave me a list of gl things to delete. I assume that these are things that are now obsolete. I wasn't aware that I was using them in the first place. Is it safe to assume that it knows what it is talking about when it wants to delete them? Thanks again, Hugh
Post #275,337 by Yendor 12/10/06 9:39:28 AM Reply	In a word: yes `orphaner` produces a list of packages that are installed on your system, but that nothing else that is installed on your system relies upon. Therefore, it is safe to remove these packages. It is possible that you will remove all those packages, and then those packages you just removed will make other packages orphans. The `orphaner` package will automatically run itself multiple times until there are no packages remaining which are orphaned. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #275,351 by hnick 12/10/06 12:10:33 PM Reply	Cool. Thanks. I think I'll wait until I'm convinced the system is stable before I start removing things though. Sounds like a nice gidgit though.

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