Re: How to make LILO boot floppy boot faster ? & Linux upgrade

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From: Terry Dawson
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 00:00

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Brian Miller (bmiller@telstra.com.au) wrote:
: Upgrading a Linux system from an old version to a new version isn't
: that easy to do without a little help; there are so many dependencies
: that will "getcha" if you miss something.
: 
: I _UPGRADED_ from Slackware 2.0 (kernel 1.2.13) to kernel 2.1.18
: using a package of updates from:

One reason why you might consider using either debian or RedHat next
time you are wanting to upgrade. Their packaging system is specifically
designed to accomodate upgrades in a relatively painless and auto
dependency checked manner.

regards
Terry

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From: terry@baldric.no.itg.telecom.com.au (Terry Dawson)
Subject: Re: How to make LILO boot floppy boot faster ? & Linux upgrade
Date: 1996/12/03
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