On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:45:06PM -0700, Eric Richardson wrote: > 1. Does the order matter? Will it look to cd first if the cd entry is > first in the file and then online second?
I'm not entirely sure if order matters or not - I generally only keep the cdrom entries in there until I have the network working, then I comment 'em out, and let apt grab what it needs over the network. (That way I only need my install cds around for the base installation =) ) > 2. My setup says potato but should it say stable? Does this have the > consequence that if testing becomes stable I would get an upgrade? With > potato in the file will no upgrade occur? Correct - if you track by distribution name (slink, potato, woody, sid, etc...) you'll stay with that particular distribution. If you track by the meta-name (for lack of a better term ;) ) (stable, testing, unstable) you'll get the upgrade to the next step up when they switch. (IE: if you use "potato" you'll always get "potato" packages, but if you use "stable", then when woody becomes stable, you'll get upgraded to woody.) > 3. I want the security updates so is the default entry fine? Yep - AFAIK that's the only place to get 'em. =) > 4. I should be at version 2.2r2 as I did an update from r0. Should the > kernel be 2.2.18 as it seems this is in the proposed changes or should I > stick with 2.2.17? Hmm...IIRC, potato installed (for me) with a 2.2.18-pre kernel - I've since upgraded my server box (basic potato with some stuff from woody and unstable as necessary) to 2.2.18 final, and my laptop (tracking unstable) to a combination of 2.2.18 final (everything works) and 2.4.2 (still working on sound and irda). No problems, although I still haven't done things the "debian way", instead preferring to install the new kernel myself =) Haven't run into any issues, and it taught me a LOT about the hardware in the 2 machines. > I know these questions are basic but thanks for the help. Hey - we're all newbies at some point =) -b3