I just purchased a Dell laptop with Ubuntu 7.10 preinstalled. What I like about this setup is that all sorts of nifty things like the wireless card and hibernate/suspend features are automatically set up. However, I prefer the Debian package selection and frequency of updates (I usually run unstable).
Can I take advantage of both worlds? That is, can I safely sync all my packages with Debian's unstable repository while retaining all the existing configurations? The obvious thing to do is to change the apt sources and run a dist-upgrade. However, I'm a little paranoid that this is not entirely safe and that it may leave my system in a broken state. Does anyone have experience with this course of action or have better suggestions? Thanks in advance. Igor P.S.: If it's not too much trouble, please CC me when replying. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
