Thank you for the response. So, it should be pretty much straight forward. I currently have no data that I can't do without. Just been getting familiar with Debian before making the jump from that other OS. If I have major problems, I can always start from square one again.
Greg On Thu, 2007-09-20 at 17:01 -0400, Tod Detre wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > I am new to linux. I have been running Etch for a month or so now on > > my Gateway Desktop. I am considering moving up to testing. This brings > > up the question of what is the proper way to accomplish the upgrade? > > I normally just change the sources in /etc/apt/sources.list to the new > distro. Then I run 'apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade'. You may have > to work out some individual package conflicts, but it's not bad. > > I highly suggest you back up any important data before you do this. > > Regards, > Tod Detre > > - -- > Pantek, Inc. - http://www.pantek.com/ - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1-877-LINUX-FIX - Expert Open Source Software IT Services. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFG8t+5IP3eD7Sc0oYRAmgQAJ9RadA86YePl3p4iEENkaifGEY44gCg2ust > fxfWo8Cljz+Z3WAoJ7CaGYM= > =b0Zy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
