---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 18:58:54 +0000 (GMT) From: Ed Down <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: General clueless upgrade question
OK, I instaled Debian 1.1 a while ago and it all went fine. Now I want to add a couple more packages, so I ftp'd to my local mirror. I went to the rex directory - not the one in the Debian-1.2 directory, so I assume I'm in the 1.1 tree - and downloaded a new Packages file and the packages I require. I ran dselect and it seems to not let me just install the new packages - it wants me to upgrade loads of other packages which the new ones are not dependent on. I've tried to ask deselect to just leave the old packages alone, but then it insists on wanting to delete all the packages dependent upon these. For instance, I try to leave libc5 as the old version, so it insists on wanting to delete cron! As my system works fine at the moment I do not want to risk instaling anything with dselect as it is - any tips? Also, as I have to transfer all my packages by disk from college to home I don't want to have to upgrade all of the packages if I can help it, just add the new ones (and any dependencies). On a different track, I want to upgrade to 1.2 at some point. Is there a doc on this? If I use the new installation disks does it give me the option just to upgrade, without the disk format, or can I just upgrade the kernel and all the other packages I use to the latest vewrsions and that will be the same as a 1.2 system installed from scratch? Thanks, Ed -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]