Comments on: Upgrade Sarge to Etch http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html Debian/Ubuntu Linux System Administration Tutorials,Howtos,Tips Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: StuP http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-172 StuP Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:08:55 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-172 DANGEROUS! Please do NOT follow these instructions. On irc (#debian), we are getting lots of people who have broken their boxes by following these instructions. Please, instead, just follow the official release notes: http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html A lot of effort was put into the office upgrade instructions to make sure they work. DANGEROUS! Please do NOT follow these instructions. On irc (#debian), we are getting lots of people who have broken their boxes by following these instructions.

Please, instead, just follow the official release notes:

http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html

A lot of effort was put into the office upgrade instructions to make sure they work.

]]> By: Nick Holden http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-171 Nick Holden Mon, 07 May 2007 13:21:56 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-171 Tony, I got the warning about the running kernel image being removed. So I chickened out and ran 'apt-get -f install' without any packages first. That upgraded a couple of things, and then I could install aptitude without removing my kernel image. Safer, I thinK! Tony, I got the warning about the running kernel image being removed. So I chickened out and ran ‘apt-get -f install’ without any packages first. That upgraded a couple of things, and then I could install aptitude without removing my kernel image. Safer, I thinK!

]]> By: Tony Lissner http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-170 Tony Lissner Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:22:31 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-170 I performed a remote upgrade from Sarge to Etch like you suggested on a lightly loaded server apache2 samba rsync and it worked OK. The only problem was at the '# apt-get install aptitude' stage it removed the running kernel and didn't replace it. Just check that you have a kernel installed before rebooting:) I performed a remote upgrade from Sarge to Etch like you suggested on a lightly loaded server apache2 samba rsync and it worked OK. The only problem was at the ‘# apt-get install aptitude’ stage it removed the running kernel and didn’t replace it. Just check that you have a kernel installed before rebooting:)

]]> By: randal http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-169 randal Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:22:40 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-169 undebugger: you can use apt on the command line to specify a solution! the 'depends' message is giving you a clue. you just have to give apt a little prodding in the right direction. refer oftenly to the apt-get manual page. also remember, going from sarge to etch you are upgrading X from the old XFree86 to Xorg, so it might be a little bumpy. undebugger: you can use apt on the command line to specify a solution! the ‘depends’ message is giving you a clue. you just have to give apt a little prodding in the right direction. refer oftenly to the apt-get manual page. also remember, going from sarge to etch you are upgrading X from the old XFree86 to Xorg, so it might be a little bumpy.

]]> By: Yuriy Padlyak http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-168 Yuriy Padlyak Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:05:36 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-168 Much better is using Release Notes Much better is using Release Notes

]]> By: undebugger http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-167 undebugger Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:31:37 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-167 I did exactly that (dist-upgrade), and what I have now is a total mess. Aptitude says " depends on x11-common but x11-common won't be installed" etc.etc.etc. For example, sylpheed crashes instantly (I suspect it could be inconsistent glib/gtk or something like that). Now I plan to manually uninstall all the software except for the very base system and then install it incrementally. It's just a pain. If I knew better, I would do a clean etch install as well, preserving my /home and /usr/local. *angry* What I cannot get, it is why the apt removed my old fonts I got used to? There can't be any binary dependencies in fonts! I did exactly that (dist-upgrade), and what I have now is a total mess. Aptitude says ” depends on x11-common but x11-common won’t be installed” etc.etc.etc. For example, sylpheed crashes instantly (I suspect it could be inconsistent glib/gtk or something like that).

Now I plan to manually uninstall all the software except for the very base system and then install it incrementally. It’s just a pain. If I knew better, I would do a clean etch install as well, preserving my /home and /usr/local. *angry*

What I cannot get, it is why the apt removed my old fonts I got used to? There can’t be any binary dependencies in fonts!

]]> By: Olaf http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-166 Olaf Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:45:41 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-166 when upgrading to etch, clamav will *disappear*! when upgrading to etch, clamav will *disappear*!

]]> By: Bakki Kudva http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-165 Bakki Kudva Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:19:29 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-165 I did a dist-upgrade to testing from Sarge any my system got hosed. I did pretty much what you did and ended up with a spaghetti of unresolved dependencies. Finally re-installed but left my /home partition alone so most of my data was saved. However it is still a pain to install all the other apps I had from scratch. Also the now I seem to have problems in building various ruby gems for a Rails application because of gcc-4.1 - or rather because it is so strict many packages fail to compile. Still have a long ways to go to get it where it was with Sarge...which though was rock solid was so outdated that I had so many packages which needed to be updated. SO sort of a catch-22 situation. I did a dist-upgrade to testing from Sarge any my system got hosed. I did pretty much what you did and ended up with a spaghetti of unresolved dependencies. Finally re-installed but left my /home partition alone so most of my data was saved. However it is still a pain to install all the other apps I had from scratch. Also the now I seem to have problems in building various ruby gems for a Rails application because of gcc-4.1 – or rather because it is so strict many packages fail to compile. Still have a long ways to go to get it where it was with Sarge…which though was rock solid was so outdated that I had so many packages which needed to be updated. SO sort of a catch-22 situation.

]]> By: mattiasw http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-164 mattiasw Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:22:38 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-164 Upgrade went perfectly! Thanks. I also tried upgrading the kernet to 2.6, however,then the xircom pcmcia network card stopped work, so I will continue to use the 2.4 kernel. Upgrade went perfectly! Thanks.

I also tried upgrading the kernet to 2.6, however,then the xircom pcmcia network card stopped work, so I will continue to use the 2.4 kernel.

]]> By: Admin http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-163 Admin Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:46:28 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-163 @Sam If you are using Custom kernel you need to be very careful before upgrading take complete image backup and then do or if you have test system test first and then go for live. Hope this helps @Sam

If you are using Custom kernel you need to be very careful before upgrading take complete image backup and then do or if you have test system test first and then go for live.

Hope this helps

]]> By: Sam http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-162 Sam Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:28:04 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-162 I have a 2.6.8 custom kernel. I do not use udev. Will I be ok to upgrade sarge to etch without having to update my kernel or go udev? Also do I need to upgrade aptitude first? I have a 2.6.8 custom kernel. I do not use udev. Will I be ok to upgrade sarge to etch without having to update my kernel or go udev? Also do I need to upgrade aptitude first?

]]> By: David Richfield http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-161 David Richfield Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:48:15 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-161 Isn't it better to point sources.list at "etch" instead of "testing"? After all, if you point to "testing", you get an unexpected, unplanned upgrade when etch becomes stable... Isn’t it better to point sources.list at “etch” instead of “testing”? After all, if you point to “testing”, you get an unexpected, unplanned upgrade when etch becomes stable…

]]> By: Nicola http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-160 Nicola Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:15:23 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-160 dist-upgrading - the recommended way, with aptitude - broke my X, finally had to re-install from scratch. Very simple, indeed - maybe for a debian guru ... dist-upgrading – the recommended way, with aptitude – broke my X, finally had to re-install from scratch.
Very simple, indeed – maybe for a debian guru …

]]> By: Admin http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-159 Admin Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:09:42 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-159 you have to check the volatile source list if they have any updates for etch otherwise definitely it will not update clamav you have to check the volatile source list if they have any updates for etch otherwise definitely it will not update clamav

]]> By: Hasso http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-158 Hasso Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:41:11 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-158 OK, maybe one should ask better: how to get updates for clamav as there is no volatile for etch? OK, maybe one should ask better: how to get updates for clamav as there is no volatile for etch?

]]> By: Admin http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-157 Admin Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:14:24 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-157 Hi Hasso, If you install it from third party source list it doesn't upgrade and some of the applications will work and some of them doesn't thanks Hi Hasso,

If you install it from third party source list it doesn’t upgrade and some of the applications will work and some of them doesn’t

thanks

]]> By: Hasso http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-156 Hasso Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:14:12 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-sarge-to-etch.html#comment-156 What about clamav - I have it now from volatile. What happens to clamav when I get it from etch? What about clamav – I have it now from volatile. What happens to clamav when I get it from etch?

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