Re: Upgrading from stable to testing with apt-get?

From: Paul Morgan (paulswm_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 12/30/03

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    Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:32:47 -0500
    
    

    On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 16:00:41 +0100, HdV wrote:

    >
    > Note that if you use the lines above you will stay with sarge once it
    > gets to stable. If you want to continue tracking testing after that
    > you should change all occurances of "sarge" with "testing" in the above
    > lines.
    >

    That's exactly the point of using "sarge" instead of "testing". You are
    in control. When sarge moves to stable, then you have the option of
    "%s/sarge/sid/" when you want to move back to testing, as opposed to
    possibly accidentally getting a *big* surprise after the move :)

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