Debian CD ROM

[directhex]

well if you open /etc/apt/sources.list and change the instances of "testing" to "sarge", then when sarge gets released in a month you'll automatically be moved to the "stable" sarge without even knowing it

[Apex]

well if you open /etc/apt/sources.list and change the instances of "testing" to "sarge", then when sarge gets released in a month you'll automatically be moved to the "stable" sarge without even knowing it

Nice trick....am just looking at upgrading the kernel at the mo, there seems to be a few 2.6.* ones out (currently on 2.6.3)

Also trying to find out where all my mem has gone, it was reporting 404mb used......which carn't be right can it ?

btw the system feels quicker, even if the boot up is slow. And thats on my old clunking 8.6Gb hdd i am using at the mo for testing

[Apex]

well if you open /etc/apt/sources.list and change the instances of "testing" to "sarge", then when sarge gets released in a month you'll automatically be moved to the "stable" sarge without even knowing it

#deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Sarge_ - Official NetInst Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040430)]/ unstable contrib main

#deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib

deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Sarge_ - Official NetInst Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040430)]/ unstable contrib main

deb ftp://debian.blueyonder.co.uk/pub/debian/ testing main
deb-src ftp://debian.blueyonder.co.uk/pub/debian/ testing main

deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib

Help !

[arsen]

just change "testing" to "sarge" like he said :|

first three are comented out, meaning they actually do nothing so ignore those ;x

#<command>
^^ thats commented out, does nothing, used for temporarily removing lines, and adding tips or whatever ;x

[arsen]

im using "unstable", which means i get it as its released.. i think :| got random sources for things like opera/apps in there too :>

[Apex]

Done

Cheers

[Agent]

So is testing and sarge exactly the same, or does it update it when you change those variables ? (not got it installed yet, will do soon though, got loads of questions to ask you first Directhex )

[directhex]

"woody" is a link to the current "stable" version. when sarge replaces woody as stable, users who have "woody" rigidly set will stay with the old version, users with "stable" will suddenly jump from the old "woody" stable to "sarge" stable. equally, "sarge" is currently the "testing" version (think a beta for the next release). if a user has "testing" in their sources.list, then when "sarge" becomes equivalent to "stable", they will stick on "testing" - which will become a link to debian 3.2(?) testing, codenamed "etch". if their sources.list defines "sarge" rigidly, then they'll follow sarge into stability (and, in theory, into obsoletion in a couple of years).

a little confusing, reading that back. best way to think of it is that "stable" and "testing" always stay with those names, and when releases are made they shift along - e.g. once upon a time woody was testing & potato was stable; in a month from now sarge will be stable and etch testing - right this second, woody is stable, sarge is testing, potato is obsolete, and etch doesn't exist.

[Apex]

Well i followed that anyway