Re: /etc/debian_version for Etch

From: Jochen Schulz (ml_at_well-adjusted.de)
Date: 06/12/05

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    Jerome BENOIT:
    >
    > I have just migrate to Etch, and I have a naive question.
    > My current /etc/debian_version file still contains "3.1",
    > which is valid release for Sarge:
    > 1] what must /etc/debian_version contain for an Etch box ?

    This is not yet decided, I think. The file is part of the package
    base-files and will be updated if there is a consesus on the version
    number for etch.

    > 2] does it really matter ?

    No. The file is just there to help scripts find out the version
    currently installed but I am not aware of any important things depending
    on it.

    J.

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