Re: upgrading woody -> sarge on Sparc 2.
On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 07:58:44AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There is an old Sparc 2 here, happily running Woody with Apache > and Postfix. > > Seems that a simple technique for upgrading to Sarge is to replace > every occurance of "woody" with "sarge" in /etc/apt/sources.list > and then update and install in dselect. Is this likely to be > successful? After the update you have to do a 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. > Will a Woody package run in Sarge? If so I can work in stages. > Upgrade the US main first, then the US non-free, then US contribs > and etc. I think in general a woody package will run in sarge. It really depends on the libraries being backward compatible though. Would not recommend doing the upgrade in stages: it only guarantees you have an untested combination until you've completed everything. -- Martin --- 30 years from now GNU/Linux will be as redundant a term as UNIX/MERT is today. - Martin Habets --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: upgrading woody -> sarge on Sparc 2.
On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 07:58:44AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There is an old Sparc 2 here, happily running Woody with Apache > and Postfix. > > Seems that a simple technique for upgrading to Sarge is to replace > every occurance of "woody" with "sarge" in /etc/apt/sources.list > and then update and install in dselect. Is this likely to be > successful? It would probably be best to follow the release notes/installation instructions, especially on an old machine like this. You might want to pay particular attention to the parts that say '...back up your system before upgrading' On questionable architectures, I created an NFS root first, then upgraded. If it went OK, I then copied that back to the disk. If it doesn't, no harm done. Takes a little longer, but takes some of the nail biting out of it, too. I did that on both my SS20 and my dual PPC 604 machine. If something goes wrong you can just start over. > Will a Woody package run in Sarge? If so I can work in stages. > Upgrade the US main first, then the US non-free, then US contribs > and etc. I guess that would depend on the package, but most do. You would be better off upgrading to sarge and then downgrading those packages to the woody version. > Are Apache and Postfix working OK in Sparc Sarge? Sarge is 'stable', remember? ~:^) a -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
upgrading woody -> sarge on Sparc 2.
There is an old Sparc 2 here, happily running Woody with Apache and Postfix. Seems that a simple technique for upgrading to Sarge is to replace every occurance of "woody" with "sarge" in /etc/apt/sources.list and then update and install in dselect. Is this likely to be successful? Will a Woody package run in Sarge? If so I can work in stages. Upgrade the US main first, then the US non-free, then US contribs and etc. Are Apache and Postfix working OK in Sparc Sarge? Thanks,Peter Easthope shark at gulfnet dot sd64.bc.ca Desktops.OpenDoc http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
