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mavric

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From: B.C. Canada

Registered: 2004-01-03

Posts: 24

The difference

When 0.6 is released will I need to reinstall Al? Or would an up to date 0.5 essentially be 0.6?

Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: The difference

When 0.6 is released will I need to reinstall Al? Or would an up to date 0.5 essentially be 0.6?

An up to date 0.5 is exactly 0.6.

Install arch 0.5 and run pacman -Su and presto, 0.6.

Actually, it's not quite that easy because there are some "ugly" upgrades, but the intent is the same.

Dusty

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contrasutra

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From: New Jersey

Registered: 2003-07-26

Posts: 507

Re: The difference

ben@transputer ~ > cat /etc/arch-release
Arch Linux 0.6 (Widget)
ben@transputer ~ >

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drivingmsjuki

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From: Massachusetts

Registered: 2003-08-10

Posts: 21

Re: The difference

Try doing the network install if you have access to a fast pipe at install time. If you can get the network interface running, the rest is fairly easy. I did my last 3 installs this way and it was a lot less trouble than installing 0.5 and then doing the "ugly" upgrades.