Feb 25, 2013 · After that 'testing' will be interchangeable with the next Debian name (dont know it yet from the top of my head) and 'wheezy' with 'stable'. I let it 'testing' because that will always be 'testing' and bring all the new stuff in (maybe after the release for a month or so i will change it to wheezy to avoid the possibly disrupting post-freeze

$ cat /etc/debian_version 7.5 $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get upgrade 2.2 Edit /etc/apt/sources.list.The server urls is vary depending on your hosting provider. it’s fine, we just want to update the Debian 7 code name (wheezy). To get it to work properly, after using the "add-apt-repository ppa:some/ppa" command, you need to edit the PPA source file which is located under the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ folder, and replace your Debian version (for instance "wheezy") with an Ubuntu version - I recommend using a LTS version such as "trusty" or "precise" because non-LTS 1. The sources.list and their possibilities at first is not easy to understand. There are the LMDE sources latest testing, incoming testing and the Debian sources. SOURCES.LIST.D¶ The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides a way to add sources.list entries in separate files. The format is the same as for the regular sources.list file. File names need to end with .list and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. Debian 7 (Wheezy) is the most recent stable version of Debian Linux, released in May 2013. This guide explains how to upgrade your system from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 7. These steps can be preformed as an in place upgrade on a live system from either a local terminal or SSH session to a remote system.

1. The sources.list and their possibilities at first is not easy to understand. There are the LMDE sources latest testing, incoming testing and the Debian sources.

The sources.list file is actually several files: /etc/apt/sources.list, and files called something.list in the directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d.. This message tells you that you have duplicate entries in those files: you have several lines pointing to the same source.

Backports cannot be tested as extensively as Debian stable, and backports are provided on an as-is basis, with risk of incompatibilities with other components in Debian stable. Use with care! It is therefore recommended to select single backported packages that fit your needs, and not use all available backports. Add backports to your sources.list

1. The sources.list and their possibilities at first is not easy to understand. There are the LMDE sources latest testing, incoming testing and the Debian sources. SOURCES.LIST.D¶ The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides a way to add sources.list entries in separate files. The format is the same as for the regular sources.list file. File names need to end with .list and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. Debian 7 (Wheezy) is the most recent stable version of Debian Linux, released in May 2013. This guide explains how to upgrade your system from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 7. These steps can be preformed as an in place upgrade on a live system from either a local terminal or SSH session to a remote system. Installation. With an appropriate entry in /etc/apt/sources.list (see below for Debian branches other than sid/unstable), the newest R release including recommended packages can be installed using a command sequence like Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list with your favorite text editor and place a "#" symbol in front of all lines that start with cdrom. Debian Wheezy amd64. Posts: 123 Feb 24, 2013 · Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community. You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features.