On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Craig Sanders wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Janos Bujtar wrote: > > > I am going to upgrade from libc5 to libc6 with autoup script on a live > > machine with bo system (sendmail, apache, etc) ..Is the upgrade this > > way safe? > > yes, it works well. unfortunately, the ftp functions don't work, so > you'll have to download the required packages yourself. (one of these days > i'll get around to fixing it. somebody emailed me a while ago and said > they had a fix but i don't think they sent me a patch.) ftp worked for me, with the exception of libc5. It was still a timesaver, as all I had to do was manually get libc5 and put it with the other .deb packages and then rerun the script with the mirror option. > > anyway, the best way to do that is to download both autoup.sh and > autoup.tar.gz (a 7mb file containing all the required .debs) from: > > http://csanders.vicnet.net.au/autoup/ > > you'll also find a copy of scott's mini-howto there. read it before > running the script. in fact, read the script too before running it. > > make a subdirectory (e.g. /tmp/autoup) and copy the .sh script and untar > autoup.tar.gz into it. then run autoup.sh and tell it to use the current > directory. > > once the script has finished, you'll need to complete the upgrade with > dselect. use whichever method you like (ftp or mountable are recommended), > but make sure you set it up to use: > > dists/unstable/main > dists/unstable/contrib > dists/unstable/non-free > As of today, make that dists/frozen/main dists/frozen/contrib dists/frozen/non-free Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]