I've just installed Debain and I found the packages a little outdated. The first thing I want to update is Gnome. Can somebody please tell where to start?
THX
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updating Gnome 1.4
You have just installed Debian "Woody"
This is the most stable one of the debian family.
You can update your Debain to "Testing"(a.k.a. "Sarge") or to "Unstable" (a.k.a "Sid").
I personaly use Sid, I don't experience much trouble so it works for me.
You can update you debian to Sid by following the next steps:
1. Get root privilages
2. cd into /etc/apt/
3. edit sources.list with you favorite editor:
put a "#" at the beginning of the line starting with deb http://security.debian.org ....
4. next you have to get debain mirrors where you can download the packages you need. If you have used a http source or a ftp source during the installation you can change the words stable in to sid. When you used a debian CD during the installation copy the folowing text in your sources.list:
5. Save the file.
6. Type: apt-get update
7. Type: apt-get dist-upgrade
8. After downloading and installing the packages you finaly type: lilo
9. Type reboot.
After rebooting you should get your updated system!
Have Fun!!
This is the most stable one of the debian family.
You can update your Debain to "Testing"(a.k.a. "Sarge") or to "Unstable" (a.k.a "Sid").
I personaly use Sid, I don't experience much trouble so it works for me.
You can update you debian to Sid by following the next steps:
1. Get root privilages
2. cd into /etc/apt/
3. edit sources.list with you favorite editor:
put a "#" at the beginning of the line starting with deb http://security.debian.org ....
4. next you have to get debain mirrors where you can download the packages you need. If you have used a http source or a ftp source during the installation you can change the words stable in to sid. When you used a debian CD during the installation copy the folowing text in your sources.list:
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deb ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb-src ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
6. Type: apt-get update
7. Type: apt-get dist-upgrade
8. After downloading and installing the packages you finaly type: lilo
9. Type reboot.
After rebooting you should get your updated system!
Have Fun!!