Help: Upgrade 2.4.27 testing/unstable to 3.1 sarge...

[JNymarkp]

Hi...

I was trying to install VLC on my server running 2.4.27 Testing/unstable.
Unfortunately the VLC package can not be found for that kernel.

Now i need help upgrading my server from 2.4.27 to 3.1 sarge...

output from uname -a:
Linux bfserver 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Nov 30 21:38:51 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

debian_version : testing/unstable

I found a lot of tips on how to upgrade from 2.4.18 to 2.6 but nothing on upgrading from testing to sarge...

Can anyone help me ?

Thx. /Jesper

[farslayer]

VLC is available in Stable and Unstable for sure.. I do not see it listed for testing..

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-debian.html

2.4.27 is your kernel version
3.1 is a distro version two differnet animals.

you can check what version of debian you are actually running with the command
cat /etc/debian_version

Debian 3.1 has 3 branches,
Stable - Sarge
Testing - Etch
Unstable - Sid
these are ALL version 3.1

you can move from Stable --> Testing
You can move from Testing --> Unstable
You can move from Stable --> Unstable

You cannot move the other direction.. you cannot move from unstable or testing back to sarge because testing and unstable both use newer packages than Sarge does.

cat /etc/apt/sources.list should show you what branch you are actually running. the Debian repository lines will contain one of the following that indicates the branch stable, testing, unstable, sarge, etch, sid

so if you could provide verification of the version and branch you are currently running we may be able to help you more from there.