From rpm-list-admin@freshrpms.net Mon Sep 9 18:01:56 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 407C816EFC for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 18:01:56 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:01:56 +0100 (IST) Received: from auth02.nl.egwn.net (auth02.nl.egwn.net [193.172.5.4]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g14FuI814976 for ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 15:56:18 GMT Received: from auth02.nl.egwn.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by auth02.nl.egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g14Ft1329743; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:55:01 +0100 Received: from python (gw01.es3.egwn.net [212.9.66.13]) (authenticated) by auth02.nl.egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g14FsF329714 for ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:54:15 +0100 From: Matthias Saou To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net Subject: Re: About apt, kernel updates and dist-upgrade Message-Id: <20020204165314.389e52ec.matthias@egwn.net> In-Reply-To: <20020204170408.F2626@pihlaja.kotilo> References: <20020204170408.F2626@pihlaja.kotilo> Organization: Electronic Group Interactive X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.0claws5 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-redhat-linux) Reply-BY: Tue, 24 Jul 2000 19:02:00 +1000 X-Operating-System: GNU/Linux power! X-Message-Flag: Try using a real operating system : GNU/Linux power! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net Errors-To: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net X-Beenthere: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Freshrpms RPM discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Original-Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:53:14 +0100 Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:53:14 +0100 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-15.6 required=7.0 tests=AWL,IN_REP_TO,KNOWN_MAILING_LIST,NOSPAM_INC, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SIGNATURE_LONG_SPARSE, SPAM_PHRASE_00_01 version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: Once upon a time, Peter wrote : > I started wondering how does apt react when it finds a newer kernel in > the bunch of "to be updated" files? It skips it. See the /etc/apt/apt.conf file for this. > And has anyone ever tried to do a dist-upgrade, say from 7.1 to 7.2? > Should it work? If not, why? I've done a dist-upgrade from 7.2 to a quite broken rawhide release... it was a mess, still, it went much faster and smoother than if I had done it "manually" with rpm -U or -F. I think that updates between stable releases should still be done with the installer since IIRC, sometimes a few twitches are done by anaconda to migrate configurations to new formats. It should work though... I still prefer backuping config files and reinstalling a clean system when I have the time. Matthias -- Matthias Saou World Trade Center ------------- Edificio Norte 4 Planta System and Network Engineer 08039 Barcelona, Spain Electronic Group Interactive Phone : +34 936 00 23 23 _______________________________________________ RPM-List mailing list http://lists.freshrpms.net/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list