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system:32-bit_to_64-bit [2014-05-08T10:40:29+0000] michael_paoli added more information about what was collected, how things were done, etc. |
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(I did that to avoid all the insert/remove CD stuff, and if I needed | (I did that to avoid all the insert/remove CD stuff, and if I needed | ||
packages from either, to generally go much lighter on the mirrors). | packages from either, to generally go much lighter on the mirrors). | ||
- | I then updated my /etc/apt/sources.list so it's active lines contained: | + | I then updated my /etc/apt/sources.list so its active lines contained: |
deb [arch=amd64] file:/media/cdrom9 wheezy main | deb [arch=amd64] file:/media/cdrom9 wheezy main | ||
deb [arch=i386] file:/media/cdrom8 wheezy main | deb [arch=i386] file:/media/cdrom8 wheezy main | ||
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# apt-get update | # apt-get update | ||
- | One should be sure one's package are in a clean state before proceeding, e.g. see: | + | One should be sure one's packages are in a clean state before proceeding, e.g. see: |
http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#system-status | http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#system-status | ||
and especially: | and especially: | ||
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dependencies have already been met, or not or if any conflicts or other | dependencies have already been met, or not or if any conflicts or other | ||
problems show up. If/when you encounter any predepends, those need to | problems show up. If/when you encounter any predepends, those need to | ||
- | be installed first, not a the same time with dpkg. | + | be installed first, not at the same time with dpkg. |
You'll want to be able to use dpkg fairly well, it's lower-level than | You'll want to be able to use dpkg fairly well, it's lower-level than | ||
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# dpkg --configure --pending | # dpkg --configure --pending | ||
and all was then fine. | and all was then fine. | ||
- | Seems the whole process would (almost?) be automated by some | + | Seems the whole process could (almost?) be automated by some |
higher-level script/program (e.g. perl) to work all that stuff out and | higher-level script/program (e.g. perl) to work all that stuff out and | ||
implement it. The only part that might be a bit more tricky, is in some | implement it. The only part that might be a bit more tricky, is in some | ||
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names and descriptions, etc. | names and descriptions, etc. | ||
</file> | </file> | ||
+ | And one issue that was found a little bit later (2014-06-13) and corrected, from our [[http://www.archive.balug.org/log.txt|system log]] file: | ||
+ | <file> | ||
+ | Noticed bug/issue with spell, e.g.: | ||
+ | $ echo foo | spell | ||
+ | /usr/bin/ispell: Illegal format hash table | ||
+ | Tried: | ||
+ | # (cd / && umask 022 && dpkg-reconfigure spell) | ||
+ | # (cd / && umask 022 && dpkg-reconfigure dictionaries-common) | ||
+ | # (cd / && umask 022 && dpkg-reconfigure ispell) | ||
+ | Those didn't correct it, but this did: | ||
+ | # (cd / && umask 022 && dpkg-reconfigure iamerican) | ||
+ | That updated: | ||
+ | /var/lib/ispell/american.hash | ||
+ | Guessing this may have been issue left over from i386 to amd64 conversion | ||
+ | </file> | ||
+ | See also: [[https://wiki.debian.org/CrossGrading|CrossGrading]] (a Debian system - on the Debian wiki) |