From fb66cbef8153afe49421eb0bcaa67d8e2d50942c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2025 00:25:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] further debian trixie/sid instructions Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe --- site/docs/build/index.md | 10 ++++++++++ site/docs/build/index.uk.md | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/site/docs/build/index.md b/site/docs/build/index.md index ffffbfd..fef6c9e 100644 --- a/site/docs/build/index.md +++ b/site/docs/build/index.md @@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ so that `gnat` and `gcc` are both in PATH at build time, resolving to v14.x. GNAT is used by coreboot, because some of the Intel graphics devices are initialised natively, with code written in Ada spark (called `libgfxinit`). +When updating from Debian stable to Debian Trixie(testing) or Sid, you should +also check for orphaned packages, using `aptitude search '~o'`. Do this, +removing what was leftover from the old release, and make sure to re-run the +Debian dependencies script, but do it like this: + + ./mk dependencies debian --reinstall + +NOTE: Ubuntu 24.10 also has the issue described above. Some other distros may +also have it, if they're based on Debian Testing/Sid or Ubuntu 24.10. + MIPS cross compiler =================== diff --git a/site/docs/build/index.uk.md b/site/docs/build/index.uk.md index 932c51e..d605912 100644 --- a/site/docs/build/index.uk.md +++ b/site/docs/build/index.uk.md @@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ so that `gnat` and `gcc` are both in PATH at build time, resolving to v14.x. GNAT is used by coreboot, because some of the Intel graphics devices are initialised natively, with code written in Ada spark (called `libgfxinit`). +When updating from Debian stable to Debian Trixie(testing) or Sid, you should +also check for orphaned packages, using `aptitude search '~o'`. Do this, +removing what was leftover from the old release, and make sure to re-run the +Debian dependencies script, but do it like this: + + ./mk dependencies debian --reinstall + +NOTE: Ubuntu 24.10 also has the issue described above. Some other distros may +also have it, if they're based on Debian Testing/Sid or Ubuntu 24.10. + MIPS cross compiler ===================