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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: |