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04-12-2007, 05:00 AM
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Registered: Dec 2006
Location: UNM
Distribution: Debian Lenny
Posts: 107
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etch upgrade to lenny
I'm attempting to upgrade from Etch to Lenny, the new testing distro. Here is my sources.list:
deb file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository/ apt-build main
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
I did this, but now whenever I boot up without GDM, I see "Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid". What is going on? I am somewhat new to using repositories, so let me know if you see anything wrong with what I have above.
I want to run testing, not unstable.
Thanks in advance.
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04-12-2007, 06:46 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA
Distribution: Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64 Desktop: Generic AMD64-EVGA 680i Laptop: Generic Intel SIS-AC97
Posts: 4,250
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...but now whenever I boot up without GDM
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Do you mean without gdm, or without an xwindows system altogether?
If it's the latter try, ... # aptitude install xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg xorg gdm gnome
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04-12-2007, 08:21 AM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: UNM
Distribution: Debian Lenny
Posts: 107
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that's not the problem. The problem is I thought I should just be running lenny, not lenny/sid.
I'm using iceweasel right now, so X11 works fine. 
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04-12-2007, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA
Distribution: Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64 Desktop: Generic AMD64-EVGA 680i Laptop: Generic Intel SIS-AC97
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Sorry. I misunderstood the question.
lenny/sid just means that you have at least one application installed that you got from Sid (Unstable)
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04-12-2007, 11:22 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Distribution: Debian AMD64
Posts: 4,170
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Originally Posted by rickh
Sorry. I misunderstood the question.
lenny/sid just means that you have at least one application installed that you got from Sid (Unstable)
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It means that they changed from etch/sid to lenny/sid in the base-files package it has nothing to do with running packages from sid it is only the new naming scheme.
Code:
base-files (4.0) unstable; urgency=low
* Changed issue, issue.net and debian_version to read "lenny/sid".
* Changed FAQ accordingly.
-- Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:45:30 +0200
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04-12-2007, 01:01 PM
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Registered: Dec 2006
Location: UNM
Distribution: Debian Lenny
Posts: 107
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Originally Posted by HappyTux
It means that they changed from etch/sid to lenny/sid in the base-files package it has nothing to do with running packages from sid it is only the new naming scheme.
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Thanks. I always remember Etch being known as "Etch" when I logged on, not "Etch/Sid", which confused me. I guess that Lenny is still in development.
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04-12-2007, 01:26 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA
Distribution: Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64 Desktop: Generic AMD64-EVGA 680i Laptop: Generic Intel SIS-AC97
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it is only the new naming scheme.
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Ah! Didn't know that. Mine said Etch/Sid before, Lenny/Sid now, but I've always had some packages from Sid, so I thought that's what it meant.
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04-12-2007, 02:55 PM
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Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: UK
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 447
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I'm sure it used to say testing/unstable then it was 4.0 for the etch freeze, now its lenny/sid. Don't remember it every being etch/sid...
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04-12-2007, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Distribution: Debian AMD64
Posts: 4,170
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Originally Posted by Daws
I'm sure it used to say testing/unstable then it was 4.0 for the etch freeze, now its lenny/sid. Don't remember it every being etch/sid...
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Now that you mention it I believe your right, anyways it is just the name used....
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