Re: How to install wine on debian/amd64/sid?
hendrik@topoi.pooq.com writes:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 05:37:58AM -0500, Mark Allums wrote:
>> hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
>> >On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 08:07:20PM -0300, Cavan Mejias wrote:
>> >>2009/7/20 Dean Hamstead <dean@fragfest.com.au>:
>> >>>If you arent able to fix breaks, you should use 'testing' which is
>> >>>currently 'squeeze'
>> >>>
>> >>>testing is generally solid enough but also bleeding edge enough for
>> >>>desktops.
>> >>>
>> >>Ya, I agree. Exactly why I use testing.
>> >>
>> >>It must be possible to downgrade from sid to lenny, w/out a reinstall.
>> >
>> >Downgrading has always been a problem in Debian.
>> >
>> >The slow way is simply to change your sources.list to point to lenny
>> >instead of sid. As sid packages drift into lenny by the normal
>> >development process, your system will gradually become more lenny than
>> >sid. Along the way aptitude will probably have a few conniptions. The
>> >answer to that is simply to back out of any upgrade that causes
>> >trouble (using control-U in interactive more). The problems will
>> >usually sort themselves out in a few weeks.
>> >
>>
>>
>> I think you mean Squeeze, don't you? Lenny will not be updated, other
>> than some backported security fixes.
>
> Of course. I meant squeeze.
>
> -- hendrik
>
>> You may want to downgrade in stages, first to Squeeze, then to Lenny.
>
> Downgrading slowly to Lenny won't work any more with my method.
>
> -- henrik
Or just verry slowly if by lenny you mean stable. Just would take a
year or two. :)
MfG
Goswin
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