[SlugLUG] "downgrading" to unstable [debian]?

Ignacio Solis isolis at igso.net
Fri Sep 29 14:39:25 PDT 2006


Cody Caughlan wrote:
> How does one download and install the "stable" ISO from debian.org and
> then "downgrade" it to unstable?

stable -> unstable is an upgrade.

> Or is it really just a matter of changing the apt settings to point to
> a different repository and run an "apt-distupgrade" to then put you in
> that...?

open /etc/apt/sources.list

replace stable for unstable, replace sarge for sid.

(depending on your situation stable and sarge could have different 
meanings. unstable and sid are always the same)

aptitude dist-upgrade

Nacho


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