[plug] Updating Debian Potato

I am the LinuxAlien linuxalien at optusnet.com.au
Sat Jul 13 11:01:21 WST 2002


Thanks for your help so far
Tim
At 09:32 11/07/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, I am the LinuxAlien wrote:
>
> > I have Deb Potato running on A Cyrix II 266. U have a network card init 
> and
> > was wondering how hard it would be to upgrade to woody at the next 
> workshop
> > and if I should upgrade.
>
>Easy,
>  1. lug machine up 3 filghts of stairs
>  2. plug all cables in incl. network
>  3. boot
>  4. pump
>  5. make sure that /etc/apt/sources.lidt points at woody
>  6. apt-get claen
>  7. apt-get update
>  8. apt-get dist-upgrade -d
>  9. wait
>10. apt-get install <blah>, repeat
>
> > If I upgrade to woody would that fix my sound card problem and ntfs mount
> > problems?
>
>I honnestly can't say BUT you should be able to get at least your sound card
>working and have a crack at the ntfs problems.  the upgrade from potato->
>woody will take a while so you're encoraged to get the UCC as close to 19:30
>as is possible.  Obviously we can't really look at your other problms 'till
>after the upgrade.
>
>Yours Tony
>
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