On Sunday, 29 September 2013, Terry Duell wrote:
On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 15:00:15 +1000, Colin Fee <tfeccles@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Terry is using LMDE - Linux Mint Debian Edition. From the LM website
> LMDE is:
>
> - ...a semi-rolling distribution based on Debian Testing.
> - It’s available in both 32 and 64-bit as a live DVD with MATE or
> Cinnamon.
> - The purpose of LMDE is to look identical to the main edition and to
> provide the same functionality while using Debian as a base.
>
> As it happens I'm sending this from a laptop with LMDE on awaiting a
> number of updates, inc grup-pc but also update to the latest release,
> UP7. I see in the release notes that it says do not do any updates
> until you've upgraded the Update Pack to version 7, then do package
> updates.
Yes, I'm using LMDE, and simply followed the advice of the system which
said "updates available...etc". It would seem that I need to be more
careful.
So, does this imply that my system is all bu##ered up, and there is no way
out?
Not sure if it's possible to update the system now, from a live distro
boot and a chroot.
Having rechecked the perquisites for the update, I've just kicked off the update on my laptop. I'll see if I have the same issues. Fingers crossed.
The two main points the release notes made were one that the you needed to be pointed to a mirror that is at the UP7 level and two that when you check the Update Pack Info section of the update manager that it shows green i.e. no errors. Mine was all good some set it off.
They also say I the FAQ that you'll be asked to install grub during the update which by default will install to /dev/sda.
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Colin Fee
tfeccles@gmail.com