On Sunday 02 January 2011 10:29:14 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 10:05:38AM +0000, Lisi wrote: > > On Monday 15 November 2010 03:54:42 Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Rob Hurle wrote: > > > > Does anyone have advice on the best way to handle a .deb package? > > > > > > The easiest way is to not handle .deb files at all. Instead allow > > > apt-get to install the package and any dependencies from the network. > > > > I use aptitude at the command line. aptitude and apt-get seem to > > leap-frog round each other as to which is "best". Mostly it is largely a > > matter of personal choice. > > Please note: if I remember correctly, the upgrade procedure from Debian 5.x > to Debian 6.0 will _require_ the use of apt-get for the actual upgrade > itself.
I believe that that is so. > When you come to upgrade a machine, PLEASE read the release notes carefully > and follow the commands listed. Doing anything otherwise may result in your > machine being difficult to set up / you may get into a situation where you > cannot upgrade / downgrade. > > Oh, and did I say to please read and follow the upgrade instructions > carefully? This is why I shall not upgrade, but rather reinstall, except possibly on a test-bed machine. It would take me until Wheezy is stable to read the Squeeze notes! Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201101021452.40842.lisi.re...@gmail.com