Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>But that's not true. What's true is that you can't install testing or
>sid using boot-floppies. However, boot-floppies are EOL-ed and being
>replaced with the new debian-installer. debian-installer was recently
>released in an alpha version,
Ah, this explains the confusion. I take it this is just a transient
condition. I think the matter should be addressed on the website;
surely it ought to answer a question as simple as "How do I install
Debian testing?", which is what I wanted answered. How about adding
something like this to the Debian FAQ:
2.x How do I install Debian testing or unstable?
Up to the woody release (the current stable), Debian was installed
by a mechanism known as "boot-floppies". This mechanism is
being retired, and replaced with the new "debian-installer",
which is currently in development and not ready for public use.
This temporarily leaves sarge (the current testing) and sid
(unstable) without a publically-usable installer.
To install one of these distributions, first install a
minimal system based on the `stable' distribution. Then edit
/etc/apt/sources.list, changing "stable" to "testing" or
"unstable". Then run "apt-get update" and then "apt-get
dist-upgrade" to upgrade to the release you want.
-zefram
