[Sussex] Woody, here I come :-)

[Thomas Adam]

 --- Steve Dobson <steve at dobson.org> wrote: 

> Listen to Thomas - dselect is the spawn of the Devil - do not use it.
> Use the power that is "apt-get".

Or even aptitude, which will function as a much a cleaner interface for
dselect (if used with no parameters) and also for apt-get and apt-cache.
 
> >                                     Apt-get is the man to use. There
> is
> > also something called "tasksel" that might interest you -- but I would
> > advise against that -- it installs KDE *and* GNOME.
> 
> "tasksel" is only really useful if you want to install a set of packages
> that are normally related to a task - like programming.

Even then, I would still install the compiler(s) myself.
 
> If you have a broadband link, or time (it will work over a 56K modem - I
> know that's how I used it for years, letting it run over night) apt will
> upgrade from potote to woody (or even sarge) without having to use the
> CD.

Agreed, CD1 of woody for the basesystem, and then do a net install.

> Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list so that it looks like this:

[..snip contents of sources.list..]

apt-setup

achieves the same thing as this.

> Then (as root) do a:
>   # apt-get update
>   # apt-get dist-upgrade 

apt-get -u upgrade && apt-get -u dist-upgrade

the -u is most helpful.

-- Thomas Adam

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"<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish 
you for all of them at once when you get better. The 
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