Re: Question: how to switch from an OLD Slackware system to GNU/Debian?
> "Terrence" == Terrence M Brannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Terrence> We have an ancient Slackware system: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Terrence> /felix/brannon/pkg/glibc-2.0.3 : ./configure creating Terrence> cache ./config.cache checking host system Terrence> type... i586-pc-linux-gnu running configure fragment for Terrence> ./sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux checking installed Linux Terrence> kernel header files... TOO OLD! configure: error: GNU Terrence> libc requires kernel header files from Linux 2.0.10 or Terrence> later to be installed before configuring. The kernel Terrence> header files are found usually in /usr/include/asm and Terrence> /usr/include/linux; make sure these directories use Terrence> files from Linux 2.0.10 or later. This check uses Terrence> , so make sure that file was built Terrence> correctly when installing the kernel header files. Terrence> [EMAIL PROTECTED] /felix/brannon/pkg/glibc-2.0.3 : I posted my experience with upgrading from slackware to debian a few weeks ago. You may look at the debian mailing list archive. Gilles -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Question: how to switch from an OLD Slackware system to GNU/Debian?
On 3 May 1997, Terrence M. Brannon wrote: > >The only good way of doing this is back up as much stuff as you think you > >absolutely need and a little bit more. Reformat the hard disks and > >reinstall debian from scratch. > > > >Slackware is not upgrade friendly, particularly the older version. > > I should have given a bit more information. Since the user disk space Especially since I'm in the middle of doing a successful upgrade on a slackware 2.x system to Debian right now, and I'm going to do a Redhat 3.0.3 system later. Phillip Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has also done this before with an in-place system, and has started on a HOWTO started on how to do it. Sometimes a complete reinstall isn't possible. After all, I'm in California and the machines I'm upgrading are in Mississippi. -douglas -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Question: how to switch from an OLD Slackware system to GNU/Debian?
>The only good way of doing this is back up as much stuff as you think you >absolutely need and a little bit more. Reformat the hard disks and >reinstall debian from scratch. > >Slackware is not upgrade friendly, particularly the older version. I should have given a bit more information. Since the user disk space is mounted on other machines, the situation is not very bad. We probably just need to save /etc/passwd, /etc/printcap, and our X11 configuration files. [EMAIL PROTECTED] /felix/terry/pkg : uname -a Linux palm 2.0.0 #1 Mon Sep 9 19:25:59 GMT 1996 i586 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /felix/terry/pkg : cat /etc/fstab /dev/hda2 swapswapdefaults 1 1 /dev/hda1 /ext2defaults 1 1 none /procprocdefaults 1 1 quake:/var/mail /usr/mail nfs hard quake:/export/freeway /export/freeway nfs hard quake:/export/dumbo /export/dumbo nfs hard seal:/felix /felix nfs hard seal:/oscar /oscar nfs hard /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro [EMAIL PROTECTED] /felix/terry/pkg : -- terrence brannon * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://rana.usc.edu:8376/~brannon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Question: how to switch from an OLD Slackware system to GNU/Debian?
The only good way of doing this is back up as much stuff as you think you absolutely need and a little bit more. Reformat the hard disks and reinstall debian from scratch. Slackware is not upgrade friendly, particularly the older version. George Bonser [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Question: how to switch from an OLD Slackware system to GNU/Debian?
We have an ancient Slackware system: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /felix/brannon/pkg/glibc-2.0.3 : ./configure creating cache ./config.cache checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu running configure fragment for ./sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux checking installed Linux kernel header files... TOO OLD! configure: error: GNU libc requires kernel header files from Linux 2.0.10 or later to be installed before configuring. The kernel header files are found usually in /usr/include/asm and /usr/include/linux; make sure these directories use files from Linux 2.0.10 or later. This check uses , so make sure that file was built correctly when installing the kernel header files. [EMAIL PROTECTED] /felix/brannon/pkg/glibc-2.0.3 : that we want to completely replace with Debian in an NFS environment. Are there any HOWTOs on this? Or could someone please instruct on the process? -- oo Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE) to this address Legal Notice is indication of your consent to pay me $120/hour for 1 hour oo minimum for professional proofreading & technical assessment. terrence brannon * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://rana.usc.edu:8376/~brannon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
