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| author | glatzor@ubuntu.com <> | 2006-09-09 23:02:52 +0200 |
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| committer | glatzor@ubuntu.com <> | 2006-09-09 23:02:52 +0200 |
| commit | a5a1685317f25de0a0d7bd8ccc5317a17fa219bf (patch) | |
| tree | 4eaf74f7e56334a1a8c787b2ac5d8ee1f675c3bd /DistUpgrade/README | |
| parent | 650cb474d23914be801af09d5f9c31cfc9765b07 (diff) | |
| parent | e4b06af1ace3bbb4281a9c762113f8a2699116c3 (diff) | |
| download | python-apt-a5a1685317f25de0a0d7bd8ccc5317a17fa219bf.tar.gz | |
* merge with mvo
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diff --git a/DistUpgrade/README b/DistUpgrade/README index 28684985..60c761d6 100644 --- a/DistUpgrade/README +++ b/DistUpgrade/README @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +General +------- + +The dist-upgrader is designed to make upgrades for ubuntu (or similar +distributions) easy and painless. It supports both network mode and +cdrom upgrades. The cdromupgrade will ask if it should use the network +or not. There is a wrapper script "cdromugprade" (that assumes the +file of the upgrade life in +CDROM_ROOT/dists/stable/dist-upgrader/binary-all/) that can be put +onto the CD and it will support upgrades directly from the CD. + + +Configuration +------------- + The DistUpgrade.cfg format is based on the python ConfigParser. It supports the following sections: @@ -15,6 +30,8 @@ PostUpgrade{Install,Remove,Purge}: ForcedObsoletes: Obsolete packages that the user is asked about after the upgrade (marking happens *after* the cache.commit()) +RemoveEssentialOk: + Those packages are ok to remove even though they are essential [$meta-pkg] KeyDependencies: |