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Using Old Debian Versions In Your sources.list

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http://www.howtoforge.com – Using Old Debian Versions In Your sources.list You might be in a situation where you have a sytem with an old Debian version that has reached end of life, like Etch, Sarge, Woody, etc., and a distribution upgrade is not an option for you (maybe because you have customized the system so much that you fear breaking the system by doing a distribution upgrade). The "normal" repositories for these old versions do not exist anymore, which means you cannot install new software or update existing packages using apt. This tutorial shows how you can modify your /etc/apt/sources.list to still ge (HowTos)

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Submitted by nicelinux on 09/15/2011 – Made popular on 09/15/2011

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