Ansgar Burchardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Vwaju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I downloaded Contents-i386.gz from http://ftp.debian.org/dists/sarge/. > > > > As I understand it, this is not an archive, but a single compressed > > file. I gunzipped it, which yields an 111MB file. > > > > I am not sure what I have now. If this is sarge, how do I install it? > > This file is used by apt. Normally there is no need to look at it > yourself. > > You can get Debian Sarge from [1] (as I already said in [2]). Please > remember that there are no security updates provided since end of > March 2008 [3], and thus you should (at least) not offer services on a > public network. > > [1] http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/debian-installer/ > [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2008/08/msg00042.html > [3] http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/
For the archives: install sarge # [1] edit /etc/apt/sources.list to include etch # s/sarge/etch/g # s/stable/testing/g # think before doing! # # Aiiiieeeee! root> apt-get update && apt-get install aptitude && aptitude update \ && aptitude upgrade && aptitude dist-upgrade && aptitude install jackd rosegarden emacs gkrellm fluxbox ... Make sure you're having fun. It's important. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]