[GRLUG] Installing Feisty Fawn...

[Jason Kisner]

thanks :)

On 10/14/07, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Here's a cheat to upgrade:
>
> Run: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
>
> Then copy every line in your sources.list files that begins with deb
> or deb-src, replacing "edgy" with "feisty".
>
> Then run these commands:
> apt-get update
> apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> It'll take a while, but you should be running Feisty by the end of the
> process, as long as you don't abort the process, and as long as
> nothing breaks.  It'll occasionally ask you if you want to overwrite a
> modified configuration file.  Knowing your system, chances are that's
> fine. You can force it to automatically overwrite them by adding
> --force-yes to your commands. (Though that's not recommended.)
>
> Again, once you start the dist-upgrade, *don't* abort it.  If you do,
> it really will be easier to re-install the system than to clean out
> all the broken bits.
>
> On 10/14/07, Jason Kisner <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/14/07, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > The simple solution would be to tar up your home directory and copy it
> > > to another machine.
> > >
> > > A better solution for your problem would be to use the command line to
> > > upgrade your system.  What's in your /etc/apt/sources.list?
> > >
> > > On 10/14/07, Jason Kisner <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I decided to go and make an Install disc anyways since it seemed to
> be
> > the
> > > > easier solution (in reference to "Updating to Feisty Fawn"), but now
> I
> > need
> > > > to know how to install without losing everything on my hard drive.
> When
> > I
> > > > upgraded from Dapper to Edgy I didn't have any thing worth saving so
> I
> > just
> > > > installed over everything. Now I have too much to lose.
> > > >
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