[Grml] Upgrade scenarios and GRML versions
Michael Prokop
mika at grml.org
Sun Nov 27 01:57:24 CET 2005
* Mark <or2uvma02 at sneakemail.com> [20051127 01:37]:
> A new theme now, user upgrades. This note is not about grml2hd, just
> how to keep my users current over time.
> Suppose that, for my users, I execute grml2hd to install GRML; and then,
> on top of GRML, Debian desktop packages (mostly GNOME, maybe Ubuntu if
> it will work). This is my current plan.
> The question I have is what problems/issues you foresee in terms of
> upgrading users over time where GRML is the underlying Debian system. I
> need to avoid full system re-installs (grml2hd all over again). I
> believe this job is easy. I just thought I would ask. Experience
> teaches me that others often think of things that I do not foresee. The
> main items I want to keep upgraded are (1) kernel and (2) GRML h/w
> autodetection. These are the critical ones. Both affect
> driver/hardware support.
You can upgrade your systems the same way as on plain Debian
systems. 'apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade' (or even better: use
aptitude).
The grml-related stuff:
There's a virtual package named 'grml' which was introduced with
grml 0.5 to make sure that an upgrade to a new release won't break
anything. Run 'apt-get update ; apt-get install grml' when a new
grml release is available and your grml packages will be up2date.
All grml-related packages start with name 'grml-'. (That's a
policy.) This allows you to do stuff like (untested command line,
just to get an idea):
# for package in `dpkg --get-selections|grep '^grml'` ; do echo $package hold | dpkg --set-selections ; done
This examples would put all grml packages to status hold. Upgrades
won't affect grml related packages then.
Kernel:
Stable grml kernels can be upgraded through the grml repostory like
as normal packages.
Not yet officially released kernels - the beta-releases - can be
found at http://dufo.tugraz.at/~prokop/grml-kernel/ These are also
the ones used on grml-develreleases BTW.
And of course you can install and run kernels provided by Debian:
% apt-cache search linux image
Then install and use the one which corresponds best to the used
hardware.
regards,
-mika-
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