how do i go back to stable? [was: reverting to 'standard' etch installation]

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On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:53:52PM +0000, michael wrote:

> I can give that a try but anybody else have any suggestions? (I've
> removed some packages I'd installed under sid so now it's probably
> not as clean/obvious as above suggests)...

Yes, but beware changes to /etc that may not be backward compatible.

>
> I guess I could remove lots of things and then set sources.list to
> etch and then install what i need but that sounds like leaving stuff
> to chance....
>
> Is there anything I can do which will effectively reinstall the
> netinst CD version of etch (removing anything else o/s-wise present)?

Its probably far simpler to just reinstall.

Doug.

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