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Auteur: golinux
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Aan: dng
Onderwerp: Re: [DNG] Beowulf 3.0.0 won't update
On 2021-04-10 00:28, dvalin@??? wrote:
> Before installing stuff on my new beowulf 3.0.0, I've run:
> root@greipner:~# apt-get update
> Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf InRelease [33.2 kB]
> Get:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-updates InRelease [26.1 kB]
> Get:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-security InRelease [25.7
> kB]
> Reading package lists... Done     
> E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf InRelease' changed
> its 'Suite' value from 'testing' to 'stable'
> N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository
> can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
> E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-updates InRelease'
> changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing-updates' to 'stable-updates'
> N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository
> can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
> E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-security
> InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing-security' to
> 'stable-security'
> N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository
> can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
>
> Unfortunately, the manpage only says:
> INFORMATION CHANGES
>        A Release file contains beside the checksums for the
> files in the repository also general
>        information about the repository like the origin,
> codename or version number of the release.
>
>        This information is shown in various places so a
> repository owner should always ensure correctness.
>        Further more user configuration like apt_preferences(5)
> can depend and make use of this information.
>        Since version 1.5 the user must therefore explicitly
> confirm changes to signal that the user is
>        sufficiently prepared e.g. for the new major release of
> the distribution shipped in the repository
>        (as e.g. indicated by the codename).
>
> I.E. the secret method for explicit acceptance is not made explicit
> AFAICT.
> OK, there wasn't time to code the flinging up of a query for a [Y/n]
> response in real time,but what on earth is the current work-around?
> I'm quite content to try a dist upgrade, to 3.1.1 or whatever is the
> state of the art, if thatcan safely be done with this brittle 3.0.0
> version.
>
> Erik
>
>


Hi Erik,

Have a look at this thread:
https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20200601.192228.c35aef7f.en.html

golinux