Installation - Can I dist-upgrade form Thorhammer RC5 to RC6? freshmeadow - 22.09.2007, 23:05 Uhr Titel: Can I dist-upgrade form Thorhammer RC5 to RC6?
Greetings. I guess my subject says it all. I am running Thorhammer RC5. Can I apt-get dist-upgrade to RC6?
Thank you. Kano - 22.09.2007, 23:13 Uhr Titel: Can I dist-upgrade form Thorhammer RC5 to RC6?
Well RC5 had some small problems that could be only fixed by a complete new install, but when you update the kernel you can dist-upgrade and the system should still run. Without kernel update you would need to put hal on hold.
freshmeadow - 23.09.2007, 01:42 Uhr Titel: RE: Can I dist-upgrade form Thorhammer RC5 to RC6?
Danke. What is the best way to upgrade the kernel?
Daddy-G - 23.09.2007, 08:02 Uhr Titel:
download kernel from http://kanotix.com/files/kernel/
unpack the tar file
go into the kernel package folder
run install script (as root)
./install.sh
after the kernel is installed and reboot !
you have to run nvidia or fglrx script again (watch the notes in the script)
RC5 (not 5A-5D) had 2 outdated kanotix sources, comment them out if you didn't yet, you only need the "kanotix/files/thorhammer"-repo.
then dist-upgrade
greetings Daddy-G
freshmeadow - 23.09.2007, 13:59 Uhr Titel:
Thank you. I will do that.
freshmeadow - 24.09.2007, 01:40 Uhr Titel: Dist-upgrade from RC5 to RC6 running smoothly
Just to let everyone know that, after following the suggestions given here the kernel update and dist-upgrade from Thorhammer RC5 to RC6 is running very smoothly on my Dell Dimension P111, 866 mhz, 320mb ram, ATI card machine.
I will keep everyone updated. So far, internet, music programs all work fine.
Cheers!
