Sid or Sarge?

iotc247 · 05-30-2004, 04:12 PM

Should i install sid or sarge? Well if its sid i have to do apt-get --dist-upgrade right?

evensen · 05-30-2004, 06:06 PM

you just edit your source.list. replace stable with testing or unstable (sarge and sid)
then save and exit. Then use apt-get dist-upgrade

mysterio · 05-30-2004, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by evensen
you just edit your source.list. replace stable with testing or unstable (sarge and sid)
then save and exit. Then use apt-get dist-upgrade

Should you apt-get update before you apt-get dist-upgrade?

darthtux · 05-30-2004, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by mysterio
Should you apt-get update before you apt-get dist-upgrade?

Yes. It has to update apt's cache to testing/unstable

Testing is more stable. You will probably want it.

mysterio · 05-30-2004, 08:48 PM

Thanks darthtux, I thought so just wanted to make sure.

mrcheeks · 05-31-2004, 06:31 PM

if you ask about that kind of questions, you'd better run sarge...or stable.

TK587 · 06-06-2004, 12:55 AM

mrcheeks...I have a lot of tolerance for rude people however when someone asks an honest question about something they are either new to or wish to learn more about I must request that you refrain from being such an ass.

I also find that people that reply in such a way to those requesting information are in fact themselves a

mrcheeks · 06-06-2004, 02:03 AM

TK587, i just don't want to put few words of less than 5 letters in here
ciao

zero79 · 06-06-2004, 09:55 PM

from experience, i suggest only installing Sarge. doing an "apt-get dist-upgrade" is bound to break things and on the whole doing an "apt-get upgrade" can be a shot in the dark. at some point in time, an upgrade will break an important package like samba or something else you really need. i say stick with sarge just for the relative stability of the system, interoperability of packages, and the testing nature of the system (rather than unstable).