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Formation Debian GNU/Linux. Packages. Introductory notes All packages that are included in the official Debian distribution are free according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines.

Packages

This assures free use and redistribution of the packages and their complete source code. The official Debian distribution is what is contained in the main section of the Debian archive. As a service to our users, we also provide packages in separate sections that cannot be included in the main distribution due to either a restrictive license or legal issues. How To Upgrade Debian Squeeze To Wheezy. Version 1.0 Author: Falko Timme <ft [at] falkotimme [dot] com> Follow me on Twitter Last edited 05/06/2013 The new Debian Wheezy has just been released.

How To Upgrade Debian Squeeze To Wheezy

This tutorial explains how to upgrade your system from Debian Squeeze to Debian Wheezy. As with all upgrades, begin with a backup of your critical data, and that will be the users data in /home/your-users but I would also back up the content of all configurations files. The latter can quickly be archived: Package Tracking System. The Package Tracking System lets you follow almost everything related to the life of a package.

Package Tracking System

It's of interest for co-maintainers, advanced users, QA members, ... Subscribe to events for source packages: Documentation: To learn everything you need to know about the Package Tracking System, please read its documentation in the Debian Developers Reference. Developer Information: If you want to help out in the development of the PTS, or if you want to implement a nice new feature, please check this wiki page.

It provides you some bits of information to get you started.