Changes between Version 40 and Version 41 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Jul 11, 2008, 12:14:46 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Bruno Cornec

Comment:

Ubuntu update description improved

FAQ

@@ -270 +270 @@
   Use the newer versions on ftp://ftp.mondorescue.org/suse/10.2 instead. They fix many problems. (Tilman Schmidt)
 
-== Q11/ Does mondo work with Debian distributions? ==
+== Q11/ Does mondo work with Debian/Ubuntu distributions? ==
   Yes, your best bet are the official Debian packages. Andree, the Debian maintainer, is usually also on the mailing list. Look at DistributionPackaging
-  As numbering schema are different between upstream mondo (2.x.y) and Debian packages (2.xy) you should adapt your /etc/apt/preferences file to avoid updates of mondo with apt-get with indeed older versions. Add the following:
-{{{
+  If you want to use the packages made upstream for Debian/Ubutu, you need to know that numbering schema are different between upstream mondo (2.x.y) and Debian packages (2.xy),so you should adapt your /etc/apt/preferences file to avoid updates of mondo with apt-get with indeed older versions. Do the following:
+{{{
+$ wget ftp://ftp.mondorescue.org/ubuntu/8.04/mondorescue.sources.list
+$ sudo cat mondorescue.sources.list >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+$ sudo cat >> /etc/apt/preferences << EOF
 Package: mindi
-Pin: version 2.2*
+Pin: version 2.0.*
 Pin-Priority: 500
 
 Package: mondo
-Pin: version 2.2*
-Pin-Priority: 500 
-}}}
+Pin: version 2.2.*
+Pin-Priority: 500
+EOF 
+}}}
+(From mails of Andree Leidenfrost and Brian McKee)
+
 == Q12/ Why doesn't my LVM based system re-boot correctly after restore? ==
   On older version (pre-2.2.1) It may be due to the fact that grub has not been restored correctly. Use the hint of Q9 for grub re-instalation. In short: