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<title>Release Notes for &debian; &release; (`&releasename'), &arch-title;</title> |
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<name>Josip Rodin, Bob Hilliard, Adam Di Carlo, Anne Bezemer, Rob |
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<chapt id="about"><heading>What's new in the Release Notes</heading> |
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<p>This new release of Debian again comes with a lot more software |
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source CDs. A DVD version of the distribution is now also available.</p> |
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installation and a subsequent upgrade. For more information about the |
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incorrectly "recognized" by the installer as regular Sun keyboards. |
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chapter "Using the Debian Installer").</p> |
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kernel and configure it for a Sun or USB keyboard and later (in expert |
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mode) select a 2.6 kernel for the new system, you will very likely end |
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graphical cards. If you see display problems in the installer, you can try |
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<tt>debian-installer/framebuffer=true</tt>.</p> |
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default for new &releasename; installations. This will probably be |
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corrected in future releases.</p> |
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<p><package/popularity-contest/ provides the Debian project with valuable information |
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on which packages in the distribution are actually used. This information |
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is used mainly to decide the order in which packages are included on |
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installation CD-ROMs, but is also often consulted by Debian developers |
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in deciding whether or not to adopt a package that no longer has a |
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maintainer.</p> |
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<p>Information from <package/popularity-contest/ is processed anonymously. We would |
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appreciate it if you install the package and allow it to participate |
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in the official survey; you will thereby help improve Debian.</p> |
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<chapt id="upgrading"><heading>Upgrades from previous releases</heading> |
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1.3.1 or less i386 |
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2.0 i386,m68k |
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2.1 i386,m68k,alpha,sparc |
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2.2 i386,m68k,alpha,sparc,powerpc,arm |
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<p>Before upgrading your system, it is strongly recommended that |
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you make a full backup, or at least backup any data or |
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configuration information you can't afford to lose. The upgrade |
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tools and process are quite reliable, but a hardware failure in |
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the middle of an upgrade could result in a severely damaged |
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system.</p> |
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<p>The main things you'll want to back up are the contents of |
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<file>/etc</file>, <file>/var/lib/dpkg</file> and the output of |
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<tt>dpkg --get-selections "*"</tt> (the quotes are important).</p> |
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<p>The upgrade process in itself does not modify anything in the |
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<file>/home</file> directory. However, some applications (e.g. |
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Mozilla, some KDE applications) are known to overwrite existing |
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user settings with new defaults when a new version of the application |
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is first started by a user. As a precaution, you may want to make a |
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backup of the hidden files and directories ("dotfiles") in users' |
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home directories. This backup may help to restore or recreate the |
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old settings. You may also want to inform users about this issue.</p> |
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<p>It's wise to inform all users in advance of any upgrades you're |
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planning, although users accessing your system via SSH (at least) |
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shouldn't notice much during the upgrade, and may want to continue |
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working. If you wish to take extra precautions, back up or unmount |
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user's partitions (<file>/home</file>) before upgrading. A reboot |
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will not normally be necessary, unless you plan to also upgrade |
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your kernel.</p> |
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<p>Distribution upgrade should be done either locally from a |
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textmode virtual console (or a directly connected serial |
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terminal), or remotely via an <prgn/ssh/ link.</p> |
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<p><strong/Important!/ You should <em/not/ upgrade using <prgn/telnet/, |
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<prgn/rlogin/, <prgn/rsh/, or from an X session managed by <prgn/xdm/, |
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<prgn/gdm/ or <prgn/kdm/ etc on the machine you are upgrading. That is |
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because each of those services may well be terminated during the |
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upgrade, which can result in an <em/inaccessible/ system that is only |
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half-upgraded.</p> |
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<p>Any package installation operation must be run with superuser |
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privileges, so either login as root or use <prgn/su/ or |
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<prgn/sudo/ to gain the necessary access rights.</p> |
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<sect id="system-status"> |
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<heading>Checking system status</heading> |
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<p>The upgrade process described in this chapter has been designed for |
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upgrades from "pure" &oldreleasename; systems. It assumes your system |
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has been updated to the latest point release of &oldreleasename;. |
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If you have not or are unsure, follow the instructions in |
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<ref id="old-upgrade">.</p> |
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<![ %has-woody-aptitude [ |
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<p>It also assumes you have the &oldreleasename; version of |
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<prgn/aptitude/ installed. You can check if it is installed using |
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<example> |
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$ dpkg -l aptitude |
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</example> |
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If the line of output does <em/not/ begin with "i", you should install |
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it before you start the upgrade using the instructions in |
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<ref id="old-aptitude">.</p> |
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<![ %mips [ |
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<sect1><heading>SGI IP22: set up arcboot</heading> |
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<p>If you have an <em>SGI IP22</em> you should now prepare |
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it to boot with <package>arcboot</package>, and not to boot |
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the kernel directly. <package>arcboot</package> is available |
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in &oldreleasename; so you can install it in the usual ways.</p> |
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<p>Before you attempt to install <package>arcboot</package>, you |
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should first check that entries in your <file>sources.list</file> |
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still refer to &oldreleasename; as explained in |
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<ref id="old-sources">.</p> |
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<sect1><heading>Disabling APT pinning</heading> |
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<p>If you have configured APT to install certain packages from a |
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distribution other than stable (e.g. from testing), you may have to |
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change your APT pinning configuration (stored in |
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<file>/etc/apt/preferences</file>) to allow the upgrade of packages to |
| 511 |
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the versions in the new stable release. Further information on APT |
| 512 |
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pinning can be found in <manref name="apt_preferences" section="5">.</p> |
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</sect1> |
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<sect1><heading>Checking packages status</heading> |
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<p>Regardless of the method used for upgrading, it is recommended |
| 519 |
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that you check the status of all packages first, and verify that |
| 520 |
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all packages are in an upgradable state. The following command |
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will show any packages which have a status of Half-Installed or |
| 522 |
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Failed-Config, and those with any error status. |
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<example> |
| 525 |
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# dpkg --audit |
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</example></p> |
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<p>You could also inspect the state of all packages on your system |
| 529 |
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using <prgn/dselect/, <prgn/aptitude/, or with commands such as |
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<example> |
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# dpkg -l | pager |
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</example> |
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| 535 |
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or |
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<example> |
| 538 |
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# dpkg --get-selections > ~/curr-pkgs.txt |
| 539 |
|
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</example></p> |
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|
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<p>It is desirable to remove any holds before upgrading. If any |
| 542 |
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package that is essential for the upgrade is on hold, the upgrade |
| 543 |
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will fail. |
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| 545 |
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<![ %has-woody-aptitude [ |
| 546 |
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Note that <prgn/aptitude/ uses a different method for registering |
| 547 |
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packages that are on hold than <prgn/apt-get/ and <prgn/dselect/. |
| 548 |
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You can identify packages on hold for <prgn/aptitude/ with |
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<example> |
| 551 |
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# aptitude search "~ahold" | grep "^.h" |
| 552 |
|
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</example></p> |
| 553 |
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| 554 |
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<p>If you want to check which packages you had on hold for |
| 555 |
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<prgn/apt-get/, you should use |
| 556 |
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| 557 |
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<![ %no-woody-aptitude [ |
| 558 |
|
|
You can identify packages on hold with |
| 559 |
|
|
]]> |
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|
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<example> |
| 561 |
fjp |
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# dpkg --get-selections | grep hold |
| 562 |
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</example></p> |
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<p>If you changed and recompiled a package locally, and didn't rename |
| 565 |
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it or put an epoch in the version, you must put it on hold to prevent |
| 566 |
|
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it from being upgraded. |
| 567 |
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| 568 |
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<![ %has-woody-aptitude [ |
| 569 |
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The "hold" package state for <prgn/aptitude/ can be changed using |
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|
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(replace <tt/hold/ with <tt/unhold/ to unset the "hold" state): |
| 571 |
fjp |
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<example> |
| 573 |
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# aptitude hold <var>package_name</var> |
| 574 |
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</example> |
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|
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<![ %no-woody-aptitude [ |
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The `hold' package state can be changed either by using <prgn/dselect/ |
| 578 |
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(in the Select menu, use the `H' and `G' keys to hold and unhold, |
| 579 |
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respectively), or by editing the file produced by |
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|
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|
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<example> |
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# dpkg --get-selections > ~/curr-sels.txt |
| 583 |
|
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</example> |
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|
| 585 |
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to change "hold" to "install" (or vice versa), and then doing |
| 586 |
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| 587 |
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<example> |
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# dpkg --set-selections < ~/curr-sels.txt |
| 589 |
|
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</example> |
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]]> |
| 591 |
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</p> |
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|
| 593 |
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<p>If there is anything you need to fix, it is best to make sure your |
| 594 |
|
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<file/sources.list/ still refers to &oldreleasename; as explained in |
| 595 |
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<ref id="old-sources">.</p> |
| 596 |
|
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</sect1> |
| 597 |
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| 598 |
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<sect1 id="backports"><heading>Unofficial sources and backports</heading> |
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| 600 |
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<p>If you have any non-Debian packages on your system, you should be |
| 601 |
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aware that these may be removed during the upgrade because of |
| 602 |
|
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conflicting dependencies. If these packages were installed by adding |
| 603 |
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an extra package archive in your <file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file>, |
| 604 |
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you should check if that archive also offers packages compiled for |
| 605 |
|
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&releasename; and change the source line accordingly at the same time |
| 606 |
|
|
as your source lines for Debian packages.</p> |
| 607 |
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|
| 608 |
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<p>Some users may have unofficial backported "newer" versions of |
| 609 |
|
|
packages that <em/are/ in Debian installed on their &oldreleasename; |
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system. Such packages are most likely to cause problems during an |
| 611 |
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|
upgrade as they may result in file conflicts<footnote>Debian's |
| 612 |
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package management system normally does not allow a package to remove |
| 613 |
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or replace a file owned by another package; not unless it has been |
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defined to replace that package.</footnote>. Section <ref id="trouble"> |
| 615 |
|
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has some information on how to deal with file conflicts if they should |
| 616 |
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occur.</p> |
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</sect1> |
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</sect> |
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<![ %glibcneedsnewkernel [ |
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<![ %not-mips-mipsel [ |
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|
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<sect id="new-kernel"> |
| 625 |
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<heading>Checking kernel support</heading> |
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|
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<![ %sparc [ |
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<p>All machines with a 64bit SPARC CPU (sun4u) should be upgradable |
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|
without any special considerations about kernel support.</p> |
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|
|
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fjp |
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<p>sun4c CPUs are <em>no longer supported</em> in &releasename;. |
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The support for sun4d CPUs is in a rather unknown state since they |
| 633 |
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are very rare. It is possible that sun4d CPUs with an MMU work.</p> |
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|
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|
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|
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<p>sun4m CPUs are still supported but you need to install a newer kernel |
| 636 |
fjp |
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version first before upgrading the system. This is necessary because newer |
| 637 |
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versions of glibc use assembler instructions not available on certain |
| 638 |
|
|
machines, so you need a updated kernel first that emulates the missing |
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|
|
instructions.</p> |
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|
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|
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<p>Technically only <em>some</em> sun4m chips are affected, but as |
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|
|
glibc can't reliably detect whether a system is affected it |
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|
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will refuse to be upgraded on any 32bit SPARC system before a |
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fixed kernel is installed.</p> |
| 645 |
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|
| 646 |
|
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<p>For those interested in the gory details: some of the sun4m chips, |
| 647 |
|
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produced by Cypress/ROSS, don't implement the <tt>umul</tt> |
| 648 |
|
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instruction (RT601/CY7C601, same chip, only different names). |
| 649 |
|
|
They were used in the early SPARCserver 6xxMP models. Later models |
| 650 |
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used chips manufactured by TI. Currently we don't know if these are |
| 651 |
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also affected.</p> |
| 652 |
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<file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file>.</p> |
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version number, giving priority to the first mentioned lines (that |
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mirrors).</p> |
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oldstable, stable, testing, unstable). Referring to a release by its |
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codename has the advantage that you will never be surprised by a |
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announcements yourself. If you use the status name instead, you |
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will just see loads of updates for packages available as soon as a |
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release has happened.</p> |
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<sect1 id="network"><heading>Adding APT Internet sources</heading> |
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<p>The default configuration is set up for installation from main |
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Debian Internet servers, but you may wish to modify |
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<file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file> to use other mirrors, |
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preferably a mirror that is network-wise closest to you.</p> |
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upgrading existing installations; we really have no idea what |
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apt-sources users will have set up here (maybe just a Woody CD-set). |
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Note: D-I sets the default configuration to a mirror based on |
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the selected country and not the 'main' servers. --> |
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<p>Debian HTTP or FTP mirror addresses can be found at |
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<url id="&url-debian-mirrors;"> (look at the "Full list of |
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mirrors" section). HTTP mirrors are generally speedier than FTP |
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mirrors.</p> |
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<p>For example, suppose your closest Debian mirror is |
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<tt>&url-debian-mirror-eg;/</tt>. When inspecting that mirror |
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with a web browser or FTP program, you will notice that the main |
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directories are organized like this: |
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<example> |
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&url-debian-mirror-eg;/dists/&releasename;/main/binary-&architecture;/... |
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&url-debian-mirror-eg;/dists/&releasename;/contrib/binary-&architecture;/... |
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</example></p> |
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<p>To use this mirror with <prgn/apt/, you add this line to your |
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<file/sources.list/ file: |
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<example> |
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deb &url-debian-mirror-eg; &releasename; main contrib |
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joy |
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</example></p> |
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<p>Note that the `<tt>dists</tt>' is added implicitly, and the |
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arguments after the release name are used to expand the path into |
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multiple directories.</p> |
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<p>After adding your new sources, disable the previously existing |
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"<tt/deb/" lines in <file/sources.list/, by placing a hash sign |
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(<tt/#/) in front of them.</p> |
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<p>Any package needed for installation that is fetched from the |
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network is stored in <file>/var/cache/apt/archives</file> |
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(and the <file>partial/</file> subdirectory, during download), so |
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you must make sure you have enough space before attempting to |
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start the installation. With a reasonably extended Debian |
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installation, you can expect at least 300 MB of downloaded |
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data.</p> |
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</sect1> |
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<sect1 id="localmirror"><heading>Adding APT sources for a local mirror</heading> |
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<p>Instead of using HTTP or FTP packages mirrors, you may wish to |
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modify <file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file> to use a mirror on a |
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local disk (possibly mounted over NFS).</p> |
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<p>For example, your packages mirror may be under |
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<file>/var/ftp/debian/</file>, and have main directories like |
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this: |
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<example> |
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/var/ftp/debian/dists/&releasename;/main/binary-&architecture;/... |
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/var/ftp/debian/dists/&releasename;/contrib/binary-&architecture;/... |
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joy |
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</example></p> |
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<p>To use this with <prgn/apt/, add this line to your |
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<file/sources.list/ file: |
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| 782 |
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<example> |
| 783 |
fjp |
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deb file:/var/ftp/debian &releasename; main contrib |
| 784 |
joy |
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</example></p> |
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<p>Note that the `<tt>dists</tt>' is added implicitly, and the |
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arguments after the release name are used to expand the path into |
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multiple directories.</p> |
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<p>After adding your new sources, disable the previously |
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existing "<tt/deb/" lines in <file/sources.list/, by placing a |
| 792 |
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hash sign (<tt/#/) in front of them.</p></sect1> |
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<sect1 id="cdroms"><heading>Adding APT source from CD-ROM or DVD</heading> |
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joy |
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| 796 |
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<p>If you want to use CDs <em/only/, comment out the existing |
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"<tt/deb/" lines in <file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file> by placing |
| 798 |
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a hash sign (<tt/#/) in front of them.</p> |
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fjp |
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<!-- Default cdrom mount point is /cdrom, not /media/cdrom and fixed!, see #282344 |
| 801 |
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(but the -d option of apt-cdrom allows scanning from somewhere else) --> |
| 802 |
joy |
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<p>Make sure there is a line in <file>/etc/fstab</file> that |
| 803 |
|
|
enables mounting your CD-ROM drive at the <file>/cdrom</file> |
| 804 |
|
|
mount point (the exact <file>/cdrom</file> mount point is required |
| 805 |
jfs |
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for <prgn/apt-cdrom/). For example, if <file>/dev/hdc</file> is |
| 806 |
joy |
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your CD-ROM drive, <file>/etc/fstab</file> should contain a line |
| 807 |
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|
like: |
| 808 |
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| 809 |
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<example> |
| 810 |
jseidel |
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/dev/hdc /cdrom auto defaults,noauto,ro 0 0 |
| 811 |
joy |
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</example></p> |
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| 813 |
|
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<p>Note that there must be <em/no spaces/ between the words |
| 814 |
|
|
<tt>defaults,noauto,ro</tt> in the fourth field.</p> |
| 815 |
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| 816 |
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|
<p>To verify it works, insert a CD and try running |
| 817 |
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| 818 |
|
|
<example> |
| 819 |
fjp |
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# mount /cdrom # this will mount the CD to the mount point |
| 820 |
|
|
# ls -alF /cdrom # this should show the CD's root directory |
| 821 |
|
|
# umount /cdrom # this will unmount the CD |
| 822 |
joy |
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</example></p> |
| 823 |
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| 824 |
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|
<p>Next, run: |
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|
| 826 |
|
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<example> |
| 827 |
fjp |
3223 |
# apt-cdrom add |
| 828 |
jseidel |
2829 |
</example> |
| 829 |
joy |
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|
| 830 |
jseidel |
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for each Debian Binary CD-ROM you have, to add the data about |
| 831 |
robster |
2613 |
each CD to APT's database.</p> |
| 832 |
|
|
</sect1> |
| 833 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 834 |
joy |
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|
| 835 |
robster |
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<sect id="upgradingpackages"><heading>Upgrading packages</heading> |
| 836 |
fjp |
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|
| 837 |
robster |
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<p>The recommended tool for upgrading between &debian; releases is |
| 838 |
|
|
to use the package management tool <prgn>aptitude</prgn>. This tool |
| 839 |
|
|
makes safer decisions about package installations than running |
| 840 |
|
|
<prgn>apt-get</prgn> directly.</p> |
| 841 |
fjp |
3223 |
|
| 842 |
robster |
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<p>Don't forget to mount all needed partitions (notably the root |
| 843 |
joy |
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and <file>/usr</file> partitions) read-write, with a command |
| 844 |
|
|
like: |
| 845 |
|
|
|
| 846 |
|
|
<example> |
| 847 |
fjp |
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# mount -o remount,rw /<var>mountpoint</var> |
| 848 |
joy |
2049 |
</example></p> |
| 849 |
|
|
|
| 850 |
fjp |
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<p>Next you should double check that the APT source entries (in |
| 851 |
|
|
<file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file>) refer either to |
| 852 |
|
|
"<tt/&releasename;/" or to "<tt>stable</tt>". Note: source |
| 853 |
|
|
lines for a CD-ROM will often refer to "<tt/unstable/"; |
| 854 |
|
|
although this may be confusing, you should <em/not/ change it.</p> |
| 855 |
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|
|
| 856 |
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<p>It is strongly recommended that you use the |
| 857 |
|
|
<prgn>/usr/bin/script</prgn> program to record a transcript of the |
| 858 |
fjp |
3183 |
upgrade session. Then if a problem occurs, you will have a log of |
| 859 |
robster |
2613 |
what happened, and if needed, can provide exact information in a bug |
| 860 |
|
|
report. To start the recording, type: |
| 861 |
joy |
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|
| 862 |
|
|
<example> |
| 863 |
fjp |
3223 |
# script -a ~/upgrade-to-&releasename;.typescript |
| 864 |
jseidel |
2829 |
</example> |
| 865 |
joy |
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|
| 866 |
jseidel |
2829 |
or similar. Do not put the typescript file in a temporary |
| 867 |
robster |
2613 |
directory such as <file>/tmp</file> or <file>/var/tmp</file> (files |
| 868 |
|
|
in those directories may be deleted during the upgrade or during any |
| 869 |
|
|
restart).</p> |
| 870 |
fjp |
3223 |
|
| 871 |
|
|
<p>The typescript will also allow you to review information that has |
| 872 |
jseidel |
3604 |
scrolled off-screen. Just switch to VT2 (using <tt/Alt-F2/) and, after |
| 873 |
fjp |
3223 |
logging in, use <tt>less ~root/upgrade-to-&releasename;.typescript</tt> |
| 874 |
|
|
to view the file.</p> |
| 875 |
|
|
|
| 876 |
fjp |
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<p>After you have completed the upgrade, you can stop <prgn/script/ |
| 877 |
fjp |
3223 |
by typing <tt/exit/ at the prompt.</p> |
| 878 |
|
|
|
| 879 |
|
|
<sect1 id="updating_lists"><heading>Updating the package list</heading> |
| 880 |
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|
| 881 |
|
|
<p>First the list of available packages for the new release needs to |
| 882 |
|
|
be fetched. This is done by executing<footnote>We use <prgn/apt-get/ |
| 883 |
|
|
for this because the &oldreleasename; version <prgn/aptitude/ may fail |
| 884 |
|
|
when new sources have been added to <file/sources.list/.</footnote>:</p> |
| 885 |
|
|
|
| 886 |
robster |
2613 |
<p><example> |
| 887 |
fjp |
3223 |
# apt-get update |
| 888 |
robster |
2613 |
</example></p> |
| 889 |
joy |
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|
| 890 |
fjp |
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</sect1> |
| 891 |
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|
| 892 |
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| 893 |
|
|
<![ %mips-mipsel [ |
| 894 |
|
|
<sect1 id="upgrading_kernel_mipsen"><heading>Upgrading the kernel</heading> |
| 895 |
|
|
|
| 896 |
|
|
<p>On &arch-title; machines you will need to upgrade to a newer |
| 897 |
|
|
kernel version first before upgrading the system. This is necessary |
| 898 |
|
|
because of a inconsistent definition of the inter process communication |
| 899 |
|
|
of the new libc and the kernel, so you need an updated kernel |
| 900 |
|
|
that provides the correct definition first.</p> |
| 901 |
|
|
|
| 902 |
|
|
<p>Detailed instructions on how to install the new kernel can be |
| 903 |
|
|
found in <ref id="kernel-upgrade-howto">.</p> |
| 904 |
fjp |
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| 905 |
|
|
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| 906 |
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| 907 |
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| 908 |
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|
| 909 |
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<!-- FJP: This next section can probably be dropped for etch --> |
| 910 |
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<sect1 id="upgrading_aptitude"> |
| 911 |
fjp |
3238 |
<![ %has-woody-aptitude [ |
| 912 |
spaillar |
3875 |
<heading>Upgrading aptitude</heading> |
| 913 |
fjp |
3238 |
]]> |
| 914 |
|
|
<![ %no-woody-aptitude [ |
| 915 |
spaillar |
3875 |
<heading>Installing aptitude</heading> |
| 916 |
fjp |
3238 |
]]> |
| 917 |
fjp |
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|
| 918 |
|
|
<p>Upgrade tests have shown that &releasename;'s version of |
| 919 |
|
|
<prgn/aptitude/ is better at solving the complex dependencies during |
| 920 |
|
|
an upgrade than either <prgn/apt-get/ or &oldreleasename;'s |
| 921 |
|
|
<prgn/aptitude/. |
| 922 |
|
|
|
| 923 |
|
|
<![ %has-woody-aptitude [ |
| 924 |
|
|
It should therefore be upgraded first using: |
| 925 |
|
|
<example> |
| 926 |
|
|
# aptitude install aptitude |
| 927 |
spaillar |
3875 |
</example> |
| 928 |
fjp |
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]]> |
| 929 |
|
|
<![ %no-woody-aptitude [ |
| 930 |
|
|
It should therefore be installed first using: |
| 931 |
|
|
<example> |
| 932 |
|
|
# apt-get install aptitude |
| 933 |
spaillar |
3875 |
</example> |
| 934 |
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]]> |
| 935 |
spaillar |
3875 |
</p> |
| 936 |
fjp |
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|
| 937 |
fjp |
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<p>You will be shown a list of the changes that will be |
| 938 |
|
|
made and asked you to confirm them. You should take a careful look at |
| 939 |
fjp |
3223 |
the proposed changes, especially packages that will be removed by the |
| 940 |
|
|
upgrade, before you confirm.</p> |
| 941 |
|
|
|
| 942 |
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3298 |
<p>In some cases if a large number of packages is listed for removal, |
| 943 |
|
|
you may be able to reduce this list by "pre-upgrading" selected other |
| 944 |
|
|
packages alongside <package/aptitude/. An example may clarify this. |
| 945 |
|
|
During upgrade tests for systems having KDE installed, we have seen |
| 946 |
|
|
that this step would cause removal of a large number of KDE packages |
| 947 |
|
|
and/or perl. The solution proved to be to <tt>install aptitude perl</tt> |
| 948 |
|
|
instead of <tt>install aptitude</tt>.</p> |
| 949 |
|
|
|
| 950 |
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<![ %no-woody-aptitude [ |
| 951 |
|
|
<p><prgn/aptitude/ uses a different method for registering packages |
| 952 |
|
|
that are on hold than <prgn/apt-get/ and <prgn/dselect/. This means |
| 953 |
|
|
that if you have any packages on hold, you will need to also set |
| 954 |
|
|
them on hold for <prgn/aptitude/ before proceeding.</p> |
| 955 |
|
|
|
| 956 |
|
|
<p>First list packages on hold for <prgn/apt-get/ using: |
| 957 |
|
|
<example> |
| 958 |
|
|
# dpkg --get-selections | grep hold |
| 959 |
|
|
</example></p> |
| 960 |
|
|
|
| 961 |
|
|
<p>Next set these same packages on hold for <prgn/aptitude/ with: |
| 962 |
|
|
<example> |
| 963 |
|
|
# aptitude hold <var>package_name</var> |
| 964 |
|
|
</example></p> |
| 965 |
|
|
|
| 966 |
|
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<p>You can check which packages are on hold for <prgn/aptitude/ using: |
| 967 |
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<example> |
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<sect1 id="upgrading_doc-base"><heading>Upgrading doc-base</heading> |
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<p><em>If you have <package/doc-base/ installed</em>, it must be |
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upgraded before the rest of the system too. Reason is that it may fail |
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if <package/perl/ is upgraded at the same time. You can find out if it |
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is installed using:</p> |
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<p><example> |
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fjp |
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# dpkg -l doc-base |
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</example></p> |
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<p>If the line of output begins with "i" then it is installed and |
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must be upgraded before continuing.</p> |
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<p><example> |
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# aptitude install doc-base |
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</example></p> |
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<sect1 id="upgrading_other"><heading>Upgrading the rest of the system</heading> |
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<p>You are now ready to continue with the main part of the |
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upgrade. Execute:</p> |
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<p><example> |
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# aptitude -f --with-recommends dist-upgrade |
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</example></p> |
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<p>This will perform a complete upgrade of the system, i.e. install |
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the newest available versions of all packages, and resolve all |
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possible dependency changes between packages in different releases. |
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If necessary, it will install some new packages (usually new library |
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versions, or renamed packages), and remove any conflicting obsoleted |
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packages (such as <package>console-tools-libs</package>).</p> |
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<p>When upgrading from a set of CD-ROMs, you will be asked to |
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insert specific CDs at several points during the upgrade. You |
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might have to insert the same CD multiple times; this is due to |
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inter-related packages that have been spread out over the CDs.</p> |
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<p>New versions of currently installed packages that cannot be |
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upgraded without changing the install status of another package will |
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be left at their current version (displayed as "held back"). This can |
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be resolved by either using <prgn>aptitude</prgn> to choose these |
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packages for installation or by trying <tt>aptitude -f install |
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<var>package</var></tt>.</p> |
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|
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<p>The <tt/--fix-broken/ (or just <tt/-f/) option causes |
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<package/apt/ to attempt to correct a system with broken |
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dependencies in place. <package/apt/ does not allow broken package |
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dependencies to exist on a system.</p> |
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<sect1 id="trouble"><heading>Possible issues during upgrade</heading> |
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<p>If an operation using <prgn/aptitude/, <prgn/apt-get/ or |
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<prgn/dpkg/ fails with the error |
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<example> |
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E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room |
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</example> |
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the default cache space is insufficient. You can solve this by either |
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removing or commenting lines you don't need in |
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<file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file> or by increasing the cache size. |
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The cache size can be increased by setting <tt/APT::Cache-Limit/ in |
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<file>/etc/apt/apt.conf</file>. The following command will set it |
| 1040 |
|
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to a value that should be sufficient for the upgrade: |
| 1041 |
|
|
<example> |
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fjp |
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# echo 'APT::Cache-Limit "12500000";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf |
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fjp |
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</example> |
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|
This assumes that you do not yet have this variable set in that file.</p> |
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|
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<p>Sometimes it's necessary to enable APT::Force-LoopBreak option |
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in APT to be able to temporarily remove an essential package due |
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robster |
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to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. <prgn/aptitude/ will alert you of |
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joy |
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this and abort the upgrade. You can work around that by specifying |
| 1050 |
robster |
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<tt>-o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1</tt> option on <prgn/aptitude/ |
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joy |
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command line.</p> |
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jfs |
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|
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<p>It is possible that a system's dependency structure can be so |
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corrupt as to require manual intervention. Usually this means |
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robster |
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using <prgn/aptitude/ or |
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joy |
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|
| 1058 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1059 |
fjp |
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# dpkg --remove <var>package_name</var> |
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jseidel |
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</example> |
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to eliminate some of the offending packages, or |
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joy |
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|
|
<example> |
| 1065 |
fjp |
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# aptitude --fix-broken install |
| 1066 |
|
|
# dpkg --configure --pending |
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joy |
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</example></p> |
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<p>In extreme cases you might have to force re-installation with a |
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command like |
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|
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<example> |
| 1073 |
fjp |
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# dpkg --install <var>/path/to/package_name.deb</var> |
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joy |
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</example></p> |
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|
| 1076 |
fjp |
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<p>File conflicts should not occur if you upgrade from a "pure" |
| 1077 |
|
|
&oldreleasename; system, but can occur if you have unofficial |
| 1078 |
|
|
backports installed. A file conflict will result in an error like: |
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fjp |
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|
| 1080 |
fjp |
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<example> |
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|
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Unpacking replacement <var><package-foo></var> ... |
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|
|
dpkg: error processing <var><package-name-for-foo></var> (--unpack): |
| 1083 |
|
|
trying to overwrite `<var><some-file-name></var>', |
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|
|
which is also in package <var><package-bar></var> |
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|
|
</example></p> |
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<p>You can try to solve a file conflict by forcibly removing the |
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|
|
package mentioned on the <em/last/ line of the error message: |
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|
|
| 1090 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1091 |
fjp |
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# dpkg -r --force-depends <var>package_name</var> |
| 1092 |
fjp |
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</example></p> |
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|
| 1094 |
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<p>After fixing things up, you should be able to resume the |
| 1095 |
robster |
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upgrade by repeating the previously described <tt/aptitude/ |
| 1096 |
joy |
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commands.</p> |
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|
|
| 1098 |
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<p>During the upgrade, you will be asked questions regarding the |
| 1099 |
|
|
configuration or re-configuration of several packages. When you are |
| 1100 |
|
|
asked if any file in the <file>/etc/init.d</file> or |
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|
|
<file>/etc/terminfo</file> directories, or the |
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|
|
<file>/etc/manpath.config</file> file should be replaced by the |
| 1103 |
|
|
package maintainer's version, it's usually necessary to answer `yes' |
| 1104 |
|
|
to ensure system consistency. You can always revert to the old |
| 1105 |
|
|
versions, since they will be saved with a <tt/.dpkg-old/ |
| 1106 |
|
|
extension.</p> |
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| 1108 |
|
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<p>If you're not sure what to do, write down the name of the |
| 1109 |
|
|
package or file, and sort things out at a later time. You can |
| 1110 |
|
|
search in the typescript file to review the information that |
| 1111 |
fjp |
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was on the screen during the upgrade.</p> |
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|
| 1113 |
fjp |
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</sect1> |
| 1114 |
|
|
</sect> |
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|
| 1116 |
fjp |
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<sect id="nownownow"><heading>Things to do before rebooting</heading> |
| 1117 |
|
|
|
| 1118 |
robster |
2613 |
<p>When <tt>aptitude dist-upgrade</tt> has finished, the |
| 1119 |
joy |
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"formal" upgrade is complete, but there are some other things |
| 1120 |
|
|
that should be taken care of <em/before/ the next reboot.</p> |
| 1121 |
|
|
|
| 1122 |
fjp |
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<p>Read |
| 1123 |
|
|
<file>/usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/README.Debian-upgrade.gz</file> for |
| 1124 |
robster |
2613 |
more info on the upgrade of the X window system packages. This is |
| 1125 |
|
|
relevant for users of all previous Debian releases. In short, you |
| 1126 |
|
|
need to read it.</p> |
| 1127 |
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|
| 1128 |
fjp |
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<sect1 id="newkernel"><heading>Upgrading your kernel</heading> |
| 1129 |
robster |
2613 |
|
| 1130 |
|
|
<p>Note that the Linux kernel was <em/not/ upgraded by these |
| 1131 |
jseidel |
2822 |
procedures. You may wish to do so yourself, either by installing one |
| 1132 |
robster |
2613 |
of the <package/kernel-image-*/ packages or by compiling a customized |
| 1133 |
|
|
kernel from sources.</p> |
| 1134 |
fjp |
3143 |
<!-- JFS: This is not strictly true, if the user was using a non-versioned |
| 1135 |
|
|
kernel (kernel-image-2.4-686) he _will_ upgrade the kernel if using |
| 1136 |
|
|
aptitude (post-sarge) --> |
| 1137 |
|
|
|
| 1138 |
fjp |
3184 |
<![ %available-2.6 [ |
| 1139 |
joy |
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|
| 1140 |
fjp |
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<p>If you are currently using a kernel from the 2.4 series, |
| 1141 |
fjp |
3410 |
the older stable Linux kernel series, you may wish to upgrade to a 2.6 |
| 1142 |
robster |
2613 |
series kernel for better hardware support or improved performance.</p> |
| 1143 |
fjp |
3183 |
|
| 1144 |
jseidel |
3439 |
<p>However, you are strongly advised <strong/not/ to upgrade to a 2.6 |
| 1145 |
fjp |
3183 |
kernel as part of the upgrade from &oldreleasename; to &releasename;. |
| 1146 |
|
|
Some issues associated with an upgrade to 2.6 are documented in |
| 1147 |
|
|
<ref id="upgrade-to-2.6">.</p> |
| 1148 |
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| 1149 |
|
|
|
| 1150 |
robster |
2613 |
<p>To upgrade your kernel you must first choose the kernel most |
| 1151 |
jseidel |
2724 |
appropriate for your subarchitecture. A list of kernels available for |
| 1152 |
robster |
2613 |
you to install can be found with: |
| 1153 |
joy |
2049 |
|
| 1154 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1155 |
fjp |
3223 |
# apt-cache search ^kernel-image |
| 1156 |
joy |
2049 |
</example></p> |
| 1157 |
|
|
|
| 1158 |
robster |
2613 |
<p>You should then use <tt/aptitude install/ to install it. Once |
| 1159 |
|
|
this new kernel is installed you should reboot at the next available |
| 1160 |
jseidel |
2724 |
opportunity to get the benefit.</p> |
| 1161 |
robster |
2613 |
|
| 1162 |
fjp |
3143 |
<p>Please note that the installation system of &oldreleasename; |
| 1163 |
|
|
(and previous releases) did <em/not/ install the kernel as a package |
| 1164 |
|
|
in your system. This has changed in &releasename; and you can |
| 1165 |
|
|
install virtual packages to keep track of kernel changes. |
| 1166 |
|
|
These packages are named kernel-image-<tt/VERSION/-<tt/ARCH/, with |
| 1167 |
|
|
<tt/VERSION/ corresponding to the kernel version number (2.4 or 2.6) |
| 1168 |
|
|
and <tt/ARCH/ corresponding to any of the supported architectures. |
| 1169 |
|
|
If you want to have security support for the kernel integrated in |
| 1170 |
|
|
package management please install the kernel package most suitable |
| 1171 |
|
|
for your hardware after the upgrade.</p> |
| 1172 |
|
|
|
| 1173 |
robster |
2613 |
<p>For the more adventurous there is an easy way to compile your |
| 1174 |
joy |
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own custom kernel on &debian;. Install the |
| 1175 |
|
|
<package>kernel-package</package> tool and read the documentation |
| 1176 |
|
|
in <file>/usr/share/doc/kernel-package</file>.</p> |
| 1177 |
|
|
|
| 1178 |
fjp |
3400 |
</sect1> |
| 1179 |
joy |
2049 |
|
| 1180 |
fjp |
3400 |
<sect1 id="mdadm"><heading>Upgrading from raidtools2 to mdadm</heading> |
| 1181 |
jfs |
3200 |
|
| 1182 |
fjp |
3400 |
<p><package/raidtools2/ is no longer maintained by its upstream |
| 1183 |
|
|
developers and has been replaced by the <package/mdadm/ package. |
| 1184 |
|
|
<prgn/mdadm/ is a single program that can perform almost any RAID |
| 1185 |
|
|
management task without a configuration file; by default it does |
| 1186 |
|
|
not use one.</p> |
| 1187 |
|
|
|
| 1188 |
|
|
<p>The remainder of this section gives some upgrade hints for users of |
| 1189 |
|
|
<package/raidtools2/.</p> |
| 1190 |
|
|
|
| 1191 |
|
|
<![ %sparc [ |
| 1192 |
|
|
<p>If your RAID array was created on a 2.2 Linux kernel patched with |
| 1193 |
|
|
RAID support, the superblock was created incorrectly, or at least in |
| 1194 |
|
|
a way that is incompatible with 2.4 and later kernels. In order to fix |
| 1195 |
|
|
this problem, you have to execute the following two commands: |
| 1196 |
|
|
|
| 1197 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1198 |
|
|
# mdadm --examine --sparc2.2 |
| 1199 |
|
|
# mdadm --assemble --update=sparc2.2 |
| 1200 |
|
|
</example></p> |
| 1201 |
|
|
]]> |
| 1202 |
|
|
|
| 1203 |
fjp |
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<p>As mentioned above, in many cases <prgn/mdadm/ can work without |
| 1204 |
fjp |
3400 |
configuration file. If you use a kernel that automatically configures |
| 1205 |
|
|
the RAID array for you, can skip this paragraph — you merely have to |
| 1206 |
|
|
install the package <package/mdadm/ and the RAID will be detected during |
| 1207 |
|
|
the boot process. The standard kernels in Debian have support for the |
| 1208 |
|
|
configuration of RAID arrays on boot. You also need to make sure that |
| 1209 |
|
|
the partitions are set to type "Linux raid autodetect" (id <tt/fd/). The |
| 1210 |
|
|
following command will list the current type of partitions: |
| 1211 |
|
|
|
| 1212 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1213 |
|
|
# fdisk -l <var>disk_device</var> |
| 1214 |
|
|
</example></p> |
| 1215 |
|
|
|
| 1216 |
|
|
<p>If you have a mixed setup with some RAID arrays that are auto-configured |
| 1217 |
|
|
and some that are not, you have to create a configuration file.</p> |
| 1218 |
|
|
|
| 1219 |
|
|
<p>To migrate from the configuration file <file>/etc/raidtab</file> |
| 1220 |
fjp |
3410 |
(<package/raidtools2/) to <file>/etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf</file> |
| 1221 |
|
|
(<package/mdadm/), please execute: |
| 1222 |
fjp |
3400 |
|
| 1223 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1224 |
|
|
# echo 'DEVICE /dev/hd*[0-9] /dev/sd*[0-9]' > /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf |
| 1225 |
|
|
# mdadm --examine --scan >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf |
| 1226 |
|
|
</example></p> |
| 1227 |
|
|
|
| 1228 |
|
|
<p>These commands will generate a configuration file with the existing |
| 1229 |
|
|
arrays on the system.</p> |
| 1230 |
|
|
|
| 1231 |
|
|
<p>You should also make sure that the RAID arrays are started automatically |
| 1232 |
fjp |
3404 |
on boot. Check the file <file>/etc/default/mdadm</file> to see if the variable |
| 1233 |
fjp |
3400 |
AUTOSTART is set to <tt/true/.</p> |
| 1234 |
|
|
|
| 1235 |
|
|
</sect1> |
| 1236 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 1237 |
|
|
|
| 1238 |
|
|
<sect id="obsolete"><heading>Obsolete packages</heading> |
| 1239 |
|
|
|
| 1240 |
jfs |
3200 |
<!-- JFS: Providing a full listing might be useful, especially if we can |
| 1241 |
|
|
point to the Bug that was opened when the bug was removed. This list should |
| 1242 |
|
|
be moved to an appendix, instead of adding it inline as we did in the |
| 1243 |
|
|
potato to woody RN --> |
| 1244 |
|
|
|
| 1245 |
|
|
<p>Introducing several thousand new packages, &releasename; also |
| 1246 |
fjp |
3209 |
retires and omits more than two thousand old packages that were in |
| 1247 |
|
|
&oldreleasename;. It provides no upgrade path for these obsolete |
| 1248 |
|
|
packages. While nothing prevents you from continuing to use an |
| 1249 |
|
|
obsolete package where desired, the Debian project will usually |
| 1250 |
jfs |
3200 |
discontinue security support for it a year after &releasename;'s |
| 1251 |
|
|
release<footnote>Or for as long as there is not another release in |
| 1252 |
|
|
that time frame. Typically only two stable releases are supported |
| 1253 |
|
|
at any given time.</footnote>, and will not normally provide other |
| 1254 |
|
|
support in the meantime. Replacing them with available |
| 1255 |
|
|
alternatives, if any, is recommended.</p> |
| 1256 |
|
|
|
| 1257 |
fjp |
3209 |
<p>There are many reasons why packages might have been removed from |
| 1258 |
fjp |
3280 |
the distribution: they are no longer maintained upstream; there is |
| 1259 |
fjp |
3209 |
no longer a Debian Developer interested in maintaining the packages; |
| 1260 |
|
|
the functionality they provide has been superseded by different |
| 1261 |
|
|
software (or a new version); or they are no longer considered |
| 1262 |
|
|
suitable for &releasename; due to bugs in them. In the later case, |
| 1263 |
|
|
packages might still be present in the "unstable" distribution.</p> |
| 1264 |
jfs |
3200 |
|
| 1265 |
fjp |
3209 |
<p>Detecting which packages in an updated system are "obsolete" is |
| 1266 |
|
|
easy since the package management front-ends will mark them as |
| 1267 |
|
|
such. If you are using <prgn>aptitude</prgn>, you will see a |
| 1268 |
|
|
listing of these packages in the "Obsolete and Locally Created |
| 1269 |
|
|
Packages" entry. <prgn>dselect</prgn> provides a similar section |
| 1270 |
|
|
but the listing it presents might differ. Also, if you have used |
| 1271 |
|
|
<prgn>aptitude</prgn> to manually install packages in |
| 1272 |
|
|
&oldreleasename; it will have kept track of those packages you |
| 1273 |
|
|
manually installed and will be able to mark as obsolete those |
| 1274 |
|
|
packages pulled in by dependencies alone which are no longer |
| 1275 |
|
|
needed if a package has been removed. Also, <prgn>aptitude</prgn>, |
| 1276 |
|
|
unlike <prgn>deborphan</prgn> will not mark as obsolete packages |
| 1277 |
|
|
that you manually installed, as opposed to those that were |
| 1278 |
fjp |
3429 |
automatically installed through dependencies.</p> |
| 1279 |
jfs |
3200 |
|
| 1280 |
fjp |
3209 |
<p>There are additional tools you can use to find obsolete packages |
| 1281 |
|
|
such as <prgn>deborphan</prgn>, <prgn>debfoster</prgn> or |
| 1282 |
|
|
<prgn>cruft</prgn>. <prgn>deborphan</prgn> is highly recommended, |
| 1283 |
|
|
although it will (in default mode) only report obsolete libraries: |
| 1284 |
|
|
packages in the "libs" or "oldlibs" sections that are not used by |
| 1285 |
|
|
any other packages. Do not blindly remove the packages these tools |
| 1286 |
|
|
present, especially if you are using aggressive non-default |
| 1287 |
|
|
options that are prone to produce false positives. It is highly |
| 1288 |
|
|
recommended that you manually review the packages suggested for |
| 1289 |
|
|
removal (i.e. their contents, size and description) before you |
| 1290 |
|
|
remove them.</p> |
| 1291 |
jfs |
3200 |
|
| 1292 |
|
|
<!-- JFS: Should we recommend purging old packages? This might be |
| 1293 |
|
|
dangerous since the maintainer scripts might try to remove stuff that |
| 1294 |
|
|
didn't belong to them... --> |
| 1295 |
|
|
|
| 1296 |
fjp |
3209 |
<p>The <url id="&url-bts;" name="Debian Bug Tracking System"> |
| 1297 |
jfs |
3200 |
often provides additional information on why the package was |
| 1298 |
|
|
removed. You should review both the archived bug reports for the |
| 1299 |
fjp |
3209 |
package itself and the archived bug reports for the <url |
| 1300 |
jseidel |
3348 |
id="&url-bts;cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=ftp.debian.org&archive=yes" |
| 1301 |
jfs |
3200 |
name="ftp.debian.org pseudo-package">.</p> |
| 1302 |
|
|
|
| 1303 |
fjp |
3400 |
<sect1 id="dummy"><heading>Dummy packages</heading> |
| 1304 |
jfs |
3200 |
|
| 1305 |
|
|
<!-- JFS: If the appendix is kept this section should point there and the packages described here should be moved to that section --> |
| 1306 |
|
|
|
| 1307 |
fjp |
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<p>Some packages from &oldreleasename; have been split into several |
| 1308 |
|
|
packages in &releasename;, often to improve system maintainability. To |
| 1309 |
|
|
ease the upgrade path in such cases, &releasename; often provides |
| 1310 |
|
|
"dummy" packages: empty packages that have the same name as the old |
| 1311 |
|
|
package in &oldreleasename; with dependencies that cause the new |
| 1312 |
|
|
packages to be installed. These "dummy" packages are considered |
| 1313 |
jfs |
3200 |
obsolete packages after the upgrade and can be safely removed. |
| 1314 |
|
|
|
| 1315 |
fjp |
3209 |
<p>Most (but not all) dummy packages' descriptions indicate their |
| 1316 |
|
|
purpose. Package descriptions for dummy packages are not uniform, |
| 1317 |
|
|
however, so you might also find <prgn>deborphan</prgn> with the |
| 1318 |
|
|
<tt>--guess</tt> options useful to detect them in your system. |
| 1319 |
|
|
Note that some dummy packages are not intended to be removed after |
| 1320 |
|
|
an upgrade but are, instead, used to keep track of the current |
| 1321 |
|
|
available version of a program over time.</p> |
| 1322 |
jfs |
3200 |
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| 1323 |
fjp |
3400 |
</sect1> |
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|
|
</sect> |
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joy |
2049 |
</chapt> |
| 1326 |
fjp |
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]]> <!-- %not-amd64 --> |
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joy |
2049 |
|
| 1328 |
fjp |
3163 |
<!-- FJP: Add more info here on dealing with obsolete packages? |
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|
|
Also how to purge packages that were deleted but still have conffiles |
| 1330 |
|
|
(use "limit" command in aptitude and search for ~c) --> |
| 1331 |
joy |
2049 |
|
| 1332 |
fjp |
3171 |
<chapt id="information"> |
| 1333 |
|
|
<heading>Issues to be aware of for &releasename;</heading> |
| 1334 |
fjp |
3163 |
|
| 1335 |
fjp |
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<![ %amd64 [ |
| 1336 |
fjp |
3410 |
<p>Since there is no &oldreleasename; release of &debian; for the |
| 1337 |
|
|
AMD64 architecture, the following sections are intended for users |
| 1338 |
fjp |
3398 |
currently running a 2.4 based i386 installation and planning to |
| 1339 |
|
|
reinstall their systems to fully exploit the capabilities of the |
| 1340 |
|
|
AMD64 architecture.</p> |
| 1341 |
|
|
]]> |
| 1342 |
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|
|
| 1343 |
robster |
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<!-- Controversial, disabled for now, please translate though |
| 1344 |
jfs |
3132 |
<sect id="german-quotes"><heading>Problems with German Quotes</heading> |
| 1345 |
robster |
3044 |
|
| 1346 |
|
|
<p>The locales for German style languages (e.g. de_DE@euro) |
| 1347 |
|
|
unfortunately use an aesthetically unpleasing way of representing |
| 1348 |
|
|
open quotation marks. We have retained it this way in order to |
| 1349 |
|
|
preserve compatibility with other Linux distributions, and we hope |
| 1350 |
|
|
that in the future it will be fixed. We suggest that you switch to a |
| 1351 |
|
|
UTF-8 locale (e.g. de_DE@euro.UTF-8), which fully supports German with |
| 1352 |
|
|
the correct quotation marks, and, using Unicode encoding, has better |
| 1353 |
|
|
support for other languages as well.</p> |
| 1354 |
|
|
|
| 1355 |
|
|
<p>To change the system wide locale choice, use: |
| 1356 |
|
|
<example>dpkg-reconfigure locales</example></p> |
| 1357 |
jfs |
3132 |
</sect> |
| 1358 |
robster |
3044 |
--> |
| 1359 |
jfs |
3132 |
<!-- Will be added if relevant information is written here |
| 1360 |
|
|
<sect id="syntax"><heading>Important program syntax changes</heading> |
| 1361 |
|
|
|
| 1362 |
robster |
3044 |
<p>Debian attempts to avoid changing upstream packages, therefore |
| 1363 |
|
|
any changes in the upstream package will be present in the version in |
| 1364 |
|
|
&debian;. This can mean that program behaviour may change between |
| 1365 |
|
|
releases of &debian;. </p> |
| 1366 |
|
|
|
| 1367 |
|
|
<p><em>No changes yet reported.</em></p> |
| 1368 |
|
|
|
| 1369 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 1370 |
|
|
--> |
| 1371 |
jfs |
3200 |
|
| 1372 |
robster |
3044 |
<sect id="pythonchanges"><heading>Changes to Python packages</heading> |
| 1373 |
|
|
|
| 1374 |
|
|
<p>None of the python2.X packages that are included with &releasename; include |
| 1375 |
|
|
the standard modules 'profile' and 'pstats', because they are licensed under a |
| 1376 |
|
|
license that does not conform to the DFSG (see bug #293932 for details). These |
| 1377 |
|
|
two modules can be found in the python-profiler and python2.X-profiler packages |
| 1378 |
|
|
that are included in the non-free section of the Debian archive.</p> |
| 1379 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 1380 |
|
|
|
| 1381 |
fjp |
3183 |
<![ %available-2.6 [ |
| 1382 |
|
|
<sect id="upgrade-to-2.6"> |
| 1383 |
|
|
<heading>Upgrading to a 2.6 kernel</heading> |
| 1384 |
|
|
|
| 1385 |
|
|
<p>The 2.6 kernel series contains major changes from the 2.4 series. |
| 1386 |
|
|
Modules have been renamed and a lot of drivers have been partially |
| 1387 |
|
|
or sometimes almost completely rewritten. Upgrading to a 2.6 kernel |
| 1388 |
fjp |
3199 |
from an earlier version is therefore not a process to be undertaken |
| 1389 |
fjp |
3183 |
lightly. This section aims to make you aware of some of the issues |
| 1390 |
|
|
you may face.</p> |
| 1391 |
|
|
|
| 1392 |
|
|
<p>You are therefore strongly advised not to upgrade to a 2.6 kernel |
| 1393 |
|
|
as part of the upgrade from &oldreleasename; to &releasename;. |
| 1394 |
|
|
Instead, you should first make sure your system works correctly |
| 1395 |
|
|
with either the old kernel or with a 2.4 kernel from &releasename; |
| 1396 |
|
|
and do the upgrade to a 2.6 kernel later as a separate project.</p> |
| 1397 |
|
|
|
| 1398 |
|
|
<p>If you compile your own kernel from source, make sure you install |
| 1399 |
|
|
<package/module-init-tools/ before you reboot with the 2.6 kernel. |
| 1400 |
|
|
This package replaces <package/modutils/ for 2.6 kernels. If you |
| 1401 |
|
|
install one of the Debian <package/kernel-image/ packages, this |
| 1402 |
|
|
package will be installed automatically because of dependencies.</p> |
| 1403 |
|
|
|
| 1404 |
|
|
<p>If you use <em/LVM/, you should also install <package/lvm2/ |
| 1405 |
|
|
before you reboot as the 2.6 kernel does not directly support LVM1. |
| 1406 |
|
|
To access LVM1 volumes, the compatibility layer of <package/lvm2/ |
| 1407 |
|
|
(the dm-mod module) is used. You can leave <package/lvm10/ installed; |
| 1408 |
|
|
the init scripts will detect which kernel is used and execute the |
| 1409 |
|
|
appropriate version.</p> |
| 1410 |
|
|
|
| 1411 |
fjp |
3199 |
<p>If you have entries in the <file>/etc/modules</file> file (the |
| 1412 |
|
|
list of modules to be loaded during system boot), be aware that some |
| 1413 |
|
|
module names may have changed. If this happens you will have to update |
| 1414 |
|
|
this file with the new module names.</p> |
| 1415 |
|
|
|
| 1416 |
fjp |
3398 |
<![ %i386-amd64 [ |
| 1417 |
fjp |
3183 |
<p>For some SATA disk controllers, the device assigned to a drive and |
| 1418 |
|
|
its partitions may change from <file>/dev/hdX</file> to |
| 1419 |
|
|
<file>/dev/sdX</file>. If this happens, you will have to modify your |
| 1420 |
fjp |
3199 |
<file>/etc/fstab</file> and bootloader configuration accordingly. |
| 1421 |
|
|
Unless these changes are made correctly, your system may not boot |
| 1422 |
|
|
correctly.</p> |
| 1423 |
fjp |
3183 |
]]> |
| 1424 |
|
|
|
| 1425 |
fjp |
3199 |
<p>Once you have installed your 2.6 kernel, but before you reboot, |
| 1426 |
|
|
make sure you have a recovery method. First, make sure that the |
| 1427 |
|
|
bootloader configuration has entries for both the new kernel and |
| 1428 |
|
|
the old, working 2.4 kernel. You should also ensure you have a "rescue" |
| 1429 |
|
|
floppy or cdrom to hand, in case misconfiguration of the bootloader |
| 1430 |
|
|
prevents you booting the old kernel.</p> |
| 1431 |
|
|
|
| 1432 |
robster |
3044 |
<![ %not-s390 [ |
| 1433 |
fjp |
3398 |
<![ %not-amd64 [ |
| 1434 |
fjp |
3183 |
<sect1 id="2.6-keyboard"> |
| 1435 |
|
|
<heading>Keyboard configuration</heading> |
| 1436 |
robster |
3044 |
|
| 1437 |
fjp |
3183 |
<p>The most invasive change in the 2.6 kernels is a fundamental |
| 1438 |
|
|
change of the input layer. This change makes all keyboards look |
| 1439 |
|
|
like "normal" PC keyboards. This means that if you currently have |
| 1440 |
|
|
a different type of keyboard selected (e.g. a USB-MAC or Sun |
| 1441 |
robster |
3044 |
keyboard), you will very likely end up with a non-working keyboard |
| 1442 |
|
|
after rebooting with the new 2.6 kernel.</p> |
| 1443 |
|
|
|
| 1444 |
|
|
<p>If you can SSH into the box from another system, you can resolve |
| 1445 |
fjp |
3183 |
this issue by running <tt>dpkg-reconfigure console-data</tt>, choosing |
| 1446 |
robster |
3044 |
the option "Select keymap from full list" and selecting a "pc" |
| 1447 |
|
|
keyboard.</p> |
| 1448 |
fjp |
3183 |
|
| 1449 |
|
|
<p>If your console keyboard is affected, you will probably also need to |
| 1450 |
fjp |
3235 |
reconfigure your keyboard for the X Window System. You can do this |
| 1451 |
fjp |
3183 |
either by running <tt>dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86</tt> or by |
| 1452 |
|
|
editing <file>/etc/X11/XF86Config-4</file> directly. Don't forget |
| 1453 |
|
|
to read the documentation referred to in <ref id="nownownow">.</p> |
| 1454 |
robster |
3044 |
|
| 1455 |
|
|
<![ %i386 [ |
| 1456 |
|
|
<p>This issue is unlikely to affect the &arch-title; architecture |
| 1457 |
|
|
as all PS/2 and most USB keyboards will already be configured as |
| 1458 |
|
|
a "normal" PC keyboard.</p> |
| 1459 |
|
|
]]> |
| 1460 |
|
|
<![ %not-i386 [ |
| 1461 |
|
|
<p>Note that if you are using a USB keyboard, this may be configured |
| 1462 |
|
|
as either a "normal" PC keyboard or as a USB-MAC keyboard. In the |
| 1463 |
|
|
first case you will not be affected by this issue.</p> |
| 1464 |
|
|
]]> |
| 1465 |
fjp |
3183 |
</sect1> |
| 1466 |
fjp |
3398 |
]]> <!-- %not-amd64 --> |
| 1467 |
fjp |
3183 |
|
| 1468 |
|
|
<sect1 id="2.6-mouse"> |
| 1469 |
|
|
<heading>Mouse configuration</heading> |
| 1470 |
|
|
|
| 1471 |
|
|
<p>Again because of the changes in the input layer, you may have to |
| 1472 |
|
|
reconfigure the X Window System and <package/gpm/ if your mouse is |
| 1473 |
|
|
not working after upgrading to a 2.6 kernel. The most likely cause is |
| 1474 |
fjp |
3199 |
that the device which gets the data from the mouse has changed. |
| 1475 |
|
|
You may also need to load different modules.</p> |
| 1476 |
fjp |
3183 |
|
| 1477 |
|
|
<![ %sparc [ |
| 1478 |
|
|
<p>If you currently have X configured for <file>/dev/sunmouse</file>, |
| 1479 |
|
|
you probably need to change this to <file>/dev/psaux</file>.</p> |
| 1480 |
robster |
3044 |
]]> |
| 1481 |
|
|
|
| 1482 |
fjp |
3183 |
</sect1> |
| 1483 |
fjp |
3199 |
|
| 1484 |
|
|
<sect1 id="2.6-sound"> |
| 1485 |
|
|
<heading>Sound configuration</heading> |
| 1486 |
|
|
|
| 1487 |
fjp |
3396 |
<p>For the 2.6 kernel series the ALSA sound drivers are recommended |
| 1488 |
|
|
over the older OSS sound drivers. ALSA sound drivers are provided |
| 1489 |
|
|
as modules by default. In order for sound to work, the ALSA modules |
| 1490 |
spaillar |
3875 |
appropriate for your sound hardware need to be loaded. In general |
| 1491 |
fjp |
3404 |
this will happen automatically if you have, in addition to the |
| 1492 |
|
|
<package>alsa-base</package> package, either the |
| 1493 |
|
|
<package>hotplug</package> package or the <package>discover</package> |
| 1494 |
|
|
package installed. The <package>alsa-base</package> package also |
| 1495 |
|
|
"blacklists" OSS modules to prevent <prgn>hotplug</prgn> and |
| 1496 |
|
|
<prgn>discover</prgn> from loading them. If you have OSS modules |
| 1497 |
|
|
listed in <file>/etc/modules</file>, you should remove them.</p> |
| 1498 |
fjp |
3199 |
|
| 1499 |
|
|
</sect1> |
| 1500 |
fjp |
3183 |
]]> <!-- %not-s390 --> |
| 1501 |
|
|
|
| 1502 |
|
|
<sect1 id="2.6-udev"> |
| 1503 |
|
|
<heading>Switching to 2.6 may activate udev</heading> |
| 1504 |
|
|
|
| 1505 |
|
|
<p><package/udev/ is a userspace implementation of devfs. It is mounted |
| 1506 |
fjp |
3298 |
over the <file>/dev</file> directory and will populate that directory |
| 1507 |
|
|
with devices supported by the kernel. It will also dynamically add and |
| 1508 |
|
|
remove devices as kernel modules are loaded or unloaded respectively, |
| 1509 |
|
|
working together with <package/hotplug/ to detect new devices. |
| 1510 |
|
|
<package/udev/ works only with 2.6 kernels.</p> |
| 1511 |
fjp |
3183 |
|
| 1512 |
|
|
<p>As <package/udev/ is automatically installed as a dependency of |
| 1513 |
|
|
e.g. <package/gnome/, there is a chance that upgrading to a 2.6 kernel |
| 1514 |
|
|
will result in <package/udev/ being activated.</p> |
| 1515 |
|
|
|
| 1516 |
|
|
<p>Although <package/udev/ has been tested extensively, you may experience |
| 1517 |
|
|
minor problems with some devices that will need to be fixed. The most |
| 1518 |
|
|
common problems are changed permission and/or ownership of a device. |
| 1519 |
|
|
In some cases a device may not be created by default (e.g. |
| 1520 |
|
|
<file>/dev/video</file> and <file>/dev/radio</file>).</p> |
| 1521 |
|
|
|
| 1522 |
|
|
<p><package/udev/ provides configuration mechanisms to deal with these |
| 1523 |
|
|
issues. See <manref name="udev" section="8"> and <file>/etc/udev</file> |
| 1524 |
|
|
for further information.</p> |
| 1525 |
|
|
|
| 1526 |
|
|
</sect1> |
| 1527 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 1528 |
|
|
]]> <!-- %available-2.6 --> |
| 1529 |
|
|
|
| 1530 |
fjp |
3398 |
<![ %i386-amd64 [ |
| 1531 |
fjp |
3199 |
<sect id="x-mouse"> |
| 1532 |
fjp |
3235 |
<heading>X Window System fails to load</heading> |
| 1533 |
fjp |
3199 |
|
| 1534 |
fjp |
3235 |
<p>If after booting your machine, X fails to load and you |
| 1535 |
fjp |
3199 |
see an error "missing core pointer" in |
| 1536 |
|
|
<file>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</file>, the problem could be that the |
| 1537 |
|
|
mouse driver is not loaded fast enough by <prgn/hotplug/ (bug |
| 1538 |
|
|
<url id="http://bugs.debian.org/255744" name="#255744">). The |
| 1539 |
|
|
solution is to add the driver module for your mouse (e.g. psmouse) |
| 1540 |
|
|
in <file>/etc/modules</file>.</p> |
| 1541 |
|
|
|
| 1542 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 1543 |
fjp |
3398 |
]]> |
| 1544 |
fjp |
3199 |
|
| 1545 |
fjp |
3398 |
<![ %i386 [ |
| 1546 |
fjp |
3199 |
<sect id="x-transmeta"> |
| 1547 |
fjp |
3171 |
<heading>X Window System on Transmeta Crusoe systems</heading> |
| 1548 |
fjp |
3163 |
|
| 1549 |
|
|
<p>The X server shipping in &releasename; contains optimized code which |
| 1550 |
|
|
is not properly executed by many Transmeta(TM) Crusoe(TM) processors. |
| 1551 |
|
|
The result of this is that at a certain time (when cached code "morphed" |
| 1552 |
|
|
from x86 to Crusoe VLIW instructions in the CPU is in a buggy state), |
| 1553 |
|
|
X client applications which connect with it fail with the following |
| 1554 |
|
|
error message: |
| 1555 |
|
|
|
| 1556 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1557 |
fjp |
3183 |
X Error of failed request: BadLength |
| 1558 |
|
|
(poly request too large or internal Xlib length error) |
| 1559 |
fjp |
3163 |
Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty) |
| 1560 |
|
|
Serial number of failed request: 15 |
| 1561 |
|
|
Current serial number in output stream: 18 |
| 1562 |
|
|
</example></p> |
| 1563 |
|
|
|
| 1564 |
|
|
<p>In practical terms, this means that after a few hours of operation, |
| 1565 |
|
|
applications will suddenly quit in rapid succession; if a display manager |
| 1566 |
|
|
is running, that too will repeatedly quit and attempt to restart itself. |
| 1567 |
|
|
The state will persist until the buggy VLIW Transmeta code is flushed |
| 1568 |
|
|
from the cache.</p> |
| 1569 |
|
|
|
| 1570 |
|
|
<p>Since the bug is in the proprietary Transmeta Code Morphing Software |
| 1571 |
|
|
(CMS), and the laptop BIOS checks the CMS for a vendor signature at boot |
| 1572 |
|
|
time, this can only be fixed in cooperation between Transmeta and the |
| 1573 |
|
|
laptop vendor. Further information about this issue can be found at |
| 1574 |
|
|
<url id="http://www.cs.auc.dk/~fleury/bug_cms/"> and Debian bug report |
| 1575 |
|
|
<url id="http://bugs.debian.org/216933" name="#216933">.</p> |
| 1576 |
|
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|
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<p>The workaround for this bug is to install an X server compiled without |
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|
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optimization, such as the <package/xserver-xfree86-dbg/ package.</p> |
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]]> |
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</chapt> |
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| 1584 |
joy |
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<chapt id="moreinfo"> |
| 1585 |
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| 1586 |
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<heading>More information on &debian;</heading> |
| 1587 |
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<sect id="morereading"> <heading>Further reading</heading> |
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joy |
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<p>Beyond these release notes and the installation guide further |
| 1590 |
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documentation on &debian; is available from the Debian |
| 1591 |
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Documentation Project (DDP), whose goal is to create high quality |
| 1592 |
|
|
documentation for Debian users and developers. Documentation |
| 1593 |
|
|
including the Debian Guide, Debian New Maintainers Guide, and Debian |
| 1594 |
|
|
FAQ are available, and many more. For full details of the resources |
| 1595 |
fjp |
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available see the <url id="&url-ddp;" name="DDP website">.</p> |
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joy |
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|
| 1597 |
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<p>Documentation for individual packages is installed into |
| 1598 |
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<file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var></file>, this may include |
| 1599 |
|
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copyright information, Debian specific details and any upstream |
| 1600 |
|
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documentation.</p> |
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|
| 1602 |
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</sect> |
| 1603 |
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| 1604 |
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<sect id="gethelp"> |
| 1605 |
robster |
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<heading>Getting help</heading> |
| 1606 |
joy |
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|
| 1607 |
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<p>There are many sources of help, advice and support for Debian |
| 1608 |
joy |
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users, but these should only be considered if research into |
| 1609 |
|
|
documentation of the issue has exhausted all sources. This section |
| 1610 |
|
|
provides a short introduction into these which may be helpful for |
| 1611 |
|
|
new Debian users.</p> |
| 1612 |
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|
| 1613 |
|
|
<sect1 id="lists"> |
| 1614 |
|
|
<heading>Mailing lists</heading> |
| 1615 |
|
|
<p>The mailing lists of most interest to Debian users are the |
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jfs |
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debian-user list (English) and other debian-user-<var/language/ lists |
| 1617 |
joy |
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(for other languages). For information on these lists and details of |
| 1618 |
|
|
how to subscribe see <url id="&url-debian-list-archives;">. Please |
| 1619 |
|
|
check the archives for answers to your question prior to posting and |
| 1620 |
|
|
also adhere to standard list etiquette.</p> |
| 1621 |
|
|
</sect1> |
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|
| 1623 |
|
|
<sect1 id="irc"> |
| 1624 |
|
|
<heading>Internet Relay Chat</heading> |
| 1625 |
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|
|
| 1626 |
|
|
<p>Debian has an IRC channel dedicated to the support and aid of |
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Debian users located on the Freenode IRC network which exists to |
| 1628 |
|
|
provide interactive services to peer-directed project communities. |
| 1629 |
|
|
To access the channel point your favourite IRC client at |
| 1630 |
|
|
&debian-irc-server; and join #debian.</p> |
| 1631 |
joy |
2049 |
|
| 1632 |
|
|
<p>Please follow the channel guidelines, respecting other users |
| 1633 |
fjp |
3150 |
fully. For more information on Freenode please visit the <url |
| 1634 |
|
|
id="&url-irc-host;" name="website">.</p> |
| 1635 |
joy |
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|
| 1636 |
|
|
</sect1> |
| 1637 |
|
|
</sect> |
| 1638 |
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|
| 1639 |
|
|
<sect id="bugs"> |
| 1640 |
robster |
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<heading>Reporting bugs</heading> |
| 1641 |
joy |
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|
| 1642 |
|
|
<p>We strive to make Debian GNU/Linux a high quality operating |
| 1643 |
|
|
system, however that does not mean that the packages we provide are |
| 1644 |
fjp |
3163 |
totally free of bugs. |
| 1645 |
|
|
Consistent with Debian's "open development" philosophy and as a |
| 1646 |
jfs |
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service to our users, we provide all the information on reported bugs |
| 1647 |
|
|
at our own Bug Tracking System (BTS). The BTS is browseable at |
| 1648 |
fjp |
3163 |
<url id="&url-bts;" name="bugs.debian.org">.</p> |
| 1649 |
joy |
2049 |
|
| 1650 |
|
|
<p>If you find a bug in the distribution or in packaged software |
| 1651 |
|
|
that is part of it, please report it so that it can be properly |
| 1652 |
|
|
fixed for next releases. Reporting bugs requires a valid email |
| 1653 |
|
|
address, we ask for this so that we can trace bugs and developers |
| 1654 |
|
|
can get in contact with submitters should they need more |
| 1655 |
|
|
information.</p> |
| 1656 |
|
|
|
| 1657 |
jfs |
2628 |
<p>You can submit a bug report using the program |
| 1658 |
|
|
<package>reportbug</package> or manually using email. |
| 1659 |
joy |
2049 |
You can read more about the Bug Tracking System and how to use it by |
| 1660 |
|
|
reading the reference cards (available at |
| 1661 |
fjp |
3163 |
<file>/usr/share/doc/debian</file> if you have |
| 1662 |
|
|
<package>doc-debian</package> installed) or online at the |
| 1663 |
|
|
<url id="&url-bts;" name="Bug Tracking System">.</p> |
| 1664 |
jfs |
2628 |
|
| 1665 |
joy |
2049 |
</sect> |
| 1666 |
|
|
|
| 1667 |
|
|
<sect id="contributing"> |
| 1668 |
|
|
<heading>Contributing to Debian</heading> |
| 1669 |
|
|
|
| 1670 |
|
|
<p>You do not need to be an expert to contribute to Debian. By |
| 1671 |
|
|
assisting users with problems on the various user support <url |
| 1672 |
|
|
id="&url-debian-list-archives;" name="lists"> you are contributing to |
| 1673 |
|
|
the community. Identifying (and importantly solving) problems |
| 1674 |
|
|
related to the development of the distribution by participating on |
| 1675 |
|
|
the development <url id="&url-debian-list-archives;" name="lists"> is |
| 1676 |
|
|
also extremely helpful. To maintain Debian's high quality |
| 1677 |
|
|
distribution <url id="&url-bts;" name="submit bugs"> |
| 1678 |
|
|
and help developers track them down and fix them. If you have a way |
| 1679 |
|
|
with words then you may want to contribute more actively by helping |
| 1680 |
|
|
to write <url id="&url-ddp;" |
| 1681 |
|
|
name="documentation"> or <url |
| 1682 |
|
|
id="&url-debian-i18n;" name="translate"> existing |
| 1683 |
|
|
documentation into your own language.</p> |
| 1684 |
|
|
|
| 1685 |
|
|
<p>If you can dedicate more time, you could manage a piece of the |
| 1686 |
|
|
Free Software collection within Debian. Especially helpful is if |
| 1687 |
|
|
people adopt or maintain items that people have requested for |
| 1688 |
|
|
inclusion within Debian, the <url id="&url-wnpp;" name="Work Needing |
| 1689 |
|
|
and Prospective Packages database"> details this information. If you |
| 1690 |
|
|
have an interest in specific groups then you may find enjoyment in |
| 1691 |
|
|
contributing to some of Debian's subprojects which include ports to |
| 1692 |
|
|
particular architectures, <url id="&url-debian-jr;" name="Debian |
| 1693 |
|
|
Jr."> and <url id="&url-debian-med;" name="Debian Med">.</p> |
| 1694 |
|
|
|
| 1695 |
|
|
<p>In any case, if you are working in the free software community in |
| 1696 |
|
|
any way, as a user, programmer, writer or translator you are already |
| 1697 |
|
|
helping the free software effort. Contributing is rewarding and fun, |
| 1698 |
|
|
and as well as allowing you to meet new people it gives you that |
| 1699 |
|
|
warm fuzzy feeling inside.</p></sect> |
| 1700 |
|
|
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| 1701 |
|
|
</chapt> |
| 1702 |
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| 1703 |
|
|
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| 1704 |
|
|
<![ %upgradekernel [ |
| 1705 |
|
|
|
| 1706 |
|
|
<appendix id="kernel-upgrade-howto"><heading>Upgrading the kernel</heading> |
| 1707 |
|
|
|
| 1708 |
djpig |
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<![ %not-mips-mipsel [ |
| 1709 |
fjp |
3237 |
<![ %sparc [ |
| 1710 |
fjp |
3165 |
<p><strong>The information in this appendix is relevant only |
| 1711 |
fjp |
3153 |
if, for a successful upgrade of the system, you need to upgrade the |
| 1712 |
|
|
kernel <em/before/ upgrading the system. Please read |
| 1713 |
|
|
<ref id="new-kernel"> to find out if that is required for your |
| 1714 |
|
|
system</strong>.</p> |
| 1715 |
djpig |
3233 |
]]> |
| 1716 |
fjp |
3237 |
<p>The following instructions explain step by step how to use the |
| 1717 |
|
|
available backported tools to install the newer kernel.</p> |
| 1718 |
fjp |
3153 |
|
| 1719 |
fjp |
3237 |
<p>Because packages may need to be installed from &oldreleasename;, |
| 1720 |
|
|
you should first check that entries in your <file>sources.list</file> |
| 1721 |
|
|
still refer to &oldreleasename; as explained in |
| 1722 |
|
|
<ref id="old-sources">.</p> |
| 1723 |
|
|
]]> <!-- %not-mips-mipsel --> |
| 1724 |
|
|
|
| 1725 |
fjp |
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<![ %mips-mipsel [ |
| 1726 |
|
|
<p>The following instructions explain step by step how to install |
| 1727 |
|
|
the newer kernel.</p> |
| 1728 |
|
|
]]> |
| 1729 |
fjp |
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|
| 1730 |
|
|
<p><taglist> |
| 1731 |
|
|
<tag>Download and install the needed packages</tag> |
| 1732 |
|
|
|
| 1733 |
fjp |
3171 |
<![ %mips-mipsel [ |
| 1734 |
|
|
<item> |
| 1735 |
fjp |
3266 |
<p><em>with apt</em>: if you have not yet done so, |
| 1736 |
fjp |
3235 |
change your <file>sources.list</file> file to point |
| 1737 |
|
|
to &releasename; as described in <ref id="upgrade-process">, |
| 1738 |
|
|
update your packages lists and install the kernel-image for |
| 1739 |
|
|
your machine. You can find a list of available kernel |
| 1740 |
|
|
images below or with the command |
| 1741 |
djpig |
3233 |
|
| 1742 |
fjp |
3235 |
<example> |
| 1743 |
fjp |
3266 |
$ apt-cache search ^kernel-image |
| 1744 |
djpig |
3233 |
</example></p> |
| 1745 |
fjp |
3171 |
|
| 1746 |
fjp |
3235 |
<p>During the install the package may complain about module mismatches |
| 1747 |
fjp |
3396 |
and ask if the installation should abort. Answer <tt>NO</tt> to that |
| 1748 |
fjp |
3235 |
question as these mismatches will be resolved as soon as you reboot with |
| 1749 |
|
|
the new kernel.</p> |
| 1750 |
djpig |
3233 |
|
| 1751 |
|
|
<p><em>with dpkg</em>: fetch the current kernel package from |
| 1752 |
fjp |
3171 |
the Debian mirror of your choice. The available packages are: |
| 1753 |
|
|
|
| 1754 |
|
|
<list> |
| 1755 |
|
|
<![ %mips [ |
| 1756 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mips-kernel-image-r4k;" name="&mips-kernel-image-r4k;"> |
| 1757 |
fjp |
3235 |
for R4XX0 processors and the SGI IP22 subarchitecture like the Indy and Indigo2.</p></item> |
| 1758 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mips-kernel-image-r5k;" name="&mips-kernel-image-r5k;"> |
| 1759 |
fjp |
3235 |
for R5000 processors and the SGI IP22 subarchitecture like the Indy and Indigo2.</p></item> |
| 1760 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mips-kernel-image-swarm;" name="&mips-kernel-image-swarm;"> |
| 1761 |
fjp |
3235 |
for the Broadcom BCM91250A (aka SWARM) pass 2.2.</p></item> |
| 1762 |
fjp |
3171 |
]]> |
| 1763 |
|
|
<![ %mipsel [ |
| 1764 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mipsel-kernel-image-r3k;" name="&mipsel-kernel-image-r3k;"> |
| 1765 |
fjp |
3235 |
for R3000 based DECstations with KN02 (or compatible) mainboard, such as the DECstation 5000/1xx series with xx=20,25,33 and the DECstation 5000/240.</p></item> |
| 1766 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mipsel-kernel-image-r4k;" name="&mipsel-kernel-image-r4k;"> |
| 1767 |
fjp |
3235 |
for R4X00 based DECstations with KN04 (or compatible) mainboard, such as the DECstation 5000/150, the Personal DECstation 5000/50 and the DECstation 5000/260.</p></item> |
| 1768 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mipsel-kernel-image-r5k-cobalt;" name="&mipsel-kernel-image-r5k-cobalt;"> |
| 1769 |
fjp |
3235 |
for MIPS based Cobalt machines (such as the Qube, RaQ, Qube2 and RaQ2).</p></item> |
| 1770 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mipsel-kernel-image-r5k-lasat;" name="&mipsel-kernel-image-r5k-lasat;"> |
| 1771 |
fjp |
3235 |
for R5000 processors on the Lasat Masquerade Pro.</p></item> |
| 1772 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mipsel-kernel-image-swarm;" name="&mipsel-kernel-image-swarm;"> |
| 1773 |
fjp |
3235 |
for the Broadcom BCM91250A (aka SWARM) pass 2.2.</p></item> |
| 1774 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><p><url id="&mips-kernel-patch;/&mipsel-kernel-image-xxs1500;" name="&mipsel-kernel-image-xxs1500;"> |
| 1775 |
fjp |
3235 |
for the Au1500 based XXS1500 board.</p></item> |
| 1776 |
fjp |
3171 |
]]> |
| 1777 |
|
|
</list></p> |
| 1778 |
|
|
|
| 1779 |
|
|
<p>Then install the package using <tt>dpkg -i</tt>. It may |
| 1780 |
fjp |
3183 |
complain about module mismatches (from <package>modutils</package>) |
| 1781 |
fjp |
3400 |
and ask if the installation should abort. Answer <tt>NO</tt> |
| 1782 |
fjp |
3183 |
to that question as these mismatches will be resolved as soon |
| 1783 |
fjp |
3171 |
as you reboot with the new kernel.</p> |
| 1784 |
|
|
|
| 1785 |
|
|
</item> |
| 1786 |
|
|
]]> <!-- %mips-mipsel --> |
| 1787 |
|
|
|
| 1788 |
|
|
<![ %not-mips-mipsel [ |
| 1789 |
|
|
<item> |
| 1790 |
|
|
<p><em>with apt</em>: to install the packages with |
| 1791 |
fjp |
3153 |
<prgn>apt</prgn> or one of its frontends, add the following line |
| 1792 |
|
|
in your <file>/etc/apt/sources.list</file>: |
| 1793 |
|
|
|
| 1794 |
fjp |
3171 |
<example> |
| 1795 |
fjp |
3153 |
deb &url-kernel-upgrade; |
| 1796 |
|
|
# sources are also available if you need them |
| 1797 |
|
|
# deb-src &url-kernel-upgrade; |
| 1798 |
fjp |
3171 |
</example></p> |
| 1799 |
fjp |
3153 |
|
| 1800 |
|
|
<![ %sparc [ |
| 1801 |
fjp |
3171 |
<p>Then install the packages |
| 1802 |
fjp |
3153 |
<package>modutils</package> and |
| 1803 |
djpig |
3233 |
<package>initrd-tools</package>. |
| 1804 |
fjp |
3153 |
]]> |
| 1805 |
|
|
<![ %hppa [ |
| 1806 |
fjp |
3171 |
<p>Then install the packages |
| 1807 |
djpig |
3233 |
<package>module-init-tools</package>, |
| 1808 |
fjp |
3298 |
<package>modutils</package>, |
| 1809 |
fjp |
3235 |
<package>palo</package>, |
| 1810 |
fjp |
3298 |
and <package>initrd-tools</package>: |
| 1811 |
|
|
<example> |
| 1812 |
|
|
# apt-get install module-init-tools palo initrd-tools modutils |
| 1813 |
|
|
</example> |
| 1814 |
fjp |
3153 |
]]> |
| 1815 |
fjp |
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(Afterwards you can safely drop the additional entry again.)</p> |
| 1816 |
fjp |
3171 |
|
| 1817 |
fjp |
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<p>After that change your <file>sources.list</file> file to point |
| 1818 |
|
|
to &releasename; as described in <ref id="upgrade-process">, |
| 1819 |
fjp |
3266 |
update your packages lists and install the |
| 1820 |
|
|
<package>&upgrade-kernel-image-name;</package> package. |
| 1821 |
fjp |
3235 |
</p> |
| 1822 |
djpig |
3233 |
|
| 1823 |
fjp |
3153 |
<p><em>with dpkg</em>: to install the packages directly with <prgn>dpkg</prgn> you need to |
| 1824 |
fjp |
3171 |
download the necessary files first.</p> |
| 1825 |
fjp |
3153 |
<p><list> |
| 1826 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><url id="&upgrade-kernel-image;"></item> |
| 1827 |
|
|
<item><url id="&upgrade-kernel-modutils;"></item> |
| 1828 |
fjp |
3298 |
<![ %hppa [ <item><url id="&hppa-modutils;"></item> ]]> |
| 1829 |
djpig |
3233 |
<item><url id="&all-initrd-tools;"></item> |
| 1830 |
|
|
<item><url id="&upgrade-kernel-cramfsprogs;"></item> |
| 1831 |
fjp |
3153 |
</list></p> |
| 1832 |
|
|
|
| 1833 |
fjp |
3298 |
<p>The kernel package depends on |
| 1834 |
|
|
<package>&upgrade-kernel-modutils-name;</package><![ %hppa [ |
| 1835 |
|
|
(which conflicts with the old <package>modutils</package>)]]>; |
| 1836 |
fjp |
3153 |
<package>initrd-tools</package> depends on <package>cramfsprogs</package>. |
| 1837 |
djpig |
3233 |
All other dependencies (which are <package>stat</package>, |
| 1838 |
|
|
<package>cpio</package> and <package>ash</package>) can be |
| 1839 |
|
|
satisfied with packages from &oldreleasename; in the usual way.</p> |
| 1840 |
|
|
<![ %hppa [ |
| 1841 |
fjp |
3184 |
<p>If you use <em/LVM/, you should also install <package/lvm2/ |
| 1842 |
|
|
before you reboot as the 2.6 kernel does not directly support LVM1. |
| 1843 |
|
|
To access LVM1 volumes, the compatibility layer of <package/lvm2/ |
| 1844 |
|
|
(the dm-mod module) is used. You can leave <package/lvm10/ installed; |
| 1845 |
|
|
the init scripts will detect which kernel is used and execute the |
| 1846 |
|
|
appropriate version.</p> |
| 1847 |
fjp |
3153 |
]]> |
| 1848 |
|
|
</item> |
| 1849 |
fjp |
3171 |
]]> <!-- %not-mips-mipsel --> |
| 1850 |
fjp |
3153 |
|
| 1851 |
fjp |
3171 |
<tag>Don't delete your old kernel yet</tag> |
| 1852 |
|
|
<item><p>You should first verify that the new one boots and all hardware |
| 1853 |
fjp |
3153 |
needed for the upgrade works (e.g. network adaptors).</p></item> |
| 1854 |
|
|
|
| 1855 |
|
|
<tag>Make your system bootable</tag> |
| 1856 |
|
|
<item> |
| 1857 |
fjp |
3400 |
|
| 1858 |
|
|
<![ %not-mips-mipsel [ |
| 1859 |
fjp |
3153 |
<p>You will probably have to adapt your boot loader configuration |
| 1860 |
fjp |
3298 |
<file>&bootloader-conf;</file>. Note that the kernel now uses an |
| 1861 |
fjp |
3153 |
initrd while the Debian kernels in &oldreleasename; did not.</p> |
| 1862 |
|
|
]]> |
| 1863 |
|
|
|
| 1864 |
fjp |
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<p>If you currently use <package/raidtools2/, you should read |
| 1865 |
|
|
<ref id="mdadm"> before you reboot.</p> |
| 1866 |
|
|
</item> |
| 1867 |
|
|
|
| 1868 |
fjp |
3153 |
<tag>Reboot to the new kernel</tag> |
| 1869 |
|
|
<tag>Check your system</tag> |
| 1870 |
|
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