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Post #158,954
by drewk
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6/8/04 7:36:38 AM
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New Oh yes, *much* better things to do
Like 'apt-get install deb_help_gfolkert' and whine to him. I've been running unstable on two boxes for (probably) over a year and have avoided major breakage simply by looking to see if he's mentioned anything here before executing the upgrade. It's almost like having a real sysadmin responsible for my system.






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Post #158,956
by pwhysall
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6/8/04 7:48:12 AM
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New Underscores are illegal in package names :-)
Oh dear.

That's a sign of fearful Debian nerdery.

On a more serious note, you're lucky; you have access to a number of people (me, Greg, etc) who are capable and willing to help you out, and you have this odd obsession with having a working system which leads you to investigate whether things are going to break.

Many of the eejits out there running unstable because it gives them shiny toys don't have that luxury.

Peter
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     Debian upgrade woes - (admin) - (22) - June 6, 2004, 09:24:00 AM EDT
         Did it convert you to devfs? -NT - (deSitter) - (17) - June 6, 2004, 11:37:18 AM EDT
             No, it did not. UDEV. - (folkert) - (16) - June 6, 2004, 02:33:54 PM EDT
                 Should I hold off on my daily apt-get upgrade? - (drewk) - (15) - June 7, 2004, 10:26:33 PM EDT
                     The Debian Unstable Dichotomy - (pwhysall) - (14) - June 8, 2004, 01:54:11 AM EDT
                         Oh yes, *much* better things to do - (drewk) - (1) - June 8, 2004, 07:36:38 AM EDT
                             Underscores are illegal in package names :-) - (pwhysall) - June 8, 2004, 07:48:12 AM EDT
                         You fail to mention those Sheeple that... - (folkert) - (11) - June 8, 2004, 10:46:20 AM EDT
                             So, should I upgrade unstable now, or will that break it? -NT - (drewk) - (10) - June 8, 2004, 10:59:42 AM EDT
                                 Yes. As long as you are not using - (folkert) - (9) - June 8, 2004, 11:52:11 AM EDT
                                     Ok, since building devices by hand is a little beyond me ... - (drewk) - (8) - June 8, 2004, 01:05:48 PM EDT
                                         umm... okay. - (folkert) - (7) - June 8, 2004, 01:54:50 PM EDT
                                             Wait till he gets onto Jabber. - (pwhysall) - June 8, 2004, 02:00:14 PM EDT
                                             MAKEDEV doesn't know: - (admin) - (5) - June 8, 2004, 02:08:19 PM EDT
                                                 With UDEV, MAKEDEV it is DUMB as a box of ROCKS. - (folkert) - (4) - June 8, 2004, 02:14:30 PM EDT
                                                     The fact that I have *no clue* what you're talking about ... - (drewk) - (3) - June 8, 2004, 03:02:30 PM EDT
                                                         One word of caution. - (folkert) - (2) - June 8, 2004, 04:16:51 PM EDT
                                                             Oh, sure ... *now* it's clear :-/ -NT - (drewk) - (1) - June 8, 2004, 04:40:28 PM EDT
                                                                 No, I just did... - (folkert) - June 8, 2004, 04:53:38 PM EDT
         Install Hotplug or discover, of course you realize - (folkert) - (3) - June 6, 2004, 02:32:38 PM EDT
             UDEV was already installed previously - (admin) - (2) - June 6, 2004, 07:31:17 PM EDT
                 ... - (folkert) - (1) - June 6, 2004, 09:00:57 PM EDT
                     Removing udev "fixed" it. - (admin) - June 6, 2004, 09:11:34 PM EDT

God help us when the effects of "switch" are toted up.
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