----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Ronnquist via Dng" <dng@???>
To: <dng@???>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [DNG] Excalibur release date?


> On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 10:59:49AM +0200, Alessandro Vesely via Dng wrote:
>> On Tue 12/Aug/2025 05:47:03 +0200 Ralph Ronnquist via Dng wrote:
>> > The ISOs for installing from excalibur include a "traditional"
>> > netinstall and a couple of live installers. These will probably be
>> > renewed next week or so as well.
>>
>> What is the recommended upgrade procedure for clients or servers
>> currently
>> running Daedalus?
>
> I have used the following
>
> # apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get install usrmerge
> # <*add* excalibur repositories to sources.list>
> # apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
> # apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> Each upgrade may involve manual fixes to confguration files.
>
> I also see that there is an updated usrmerge (39+nmu2) in excalibur,
> but the sequence above will use the daedalus version (37~deb12u1)
> which I used (a while ago).
>
> Note also that I can't really guarantee that the above procedure works
> for you, but the important bit is that you do need a silly-links
> system (which usrmerge should give you) before installing excalibur
> packages.
>
> Ralph.
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Yes, it is that problem, but the error is not from Debian since you can
create a local repository for Debian Trexie, since the binary-all folders do
exist in Trexie, but not in Excalibur.

http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/main/debian-installer/binary-all/Packages.xz
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/main/debian-installer/binary-all/Release
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/main/binary-all/Packages.xz
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/main/binary-all/Release
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/contrib/binary-all/Packages.xz
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/contrib/binary-all/Release
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/non-free/binary-all/Packages.xz
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/non-free/binary-all/Release
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/non-free-firmware/binary-all/Packages.xz
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists/trixie/non-free-firmware/binary-all/Release

Best Regards
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Ismael