CU 169 testing - upgrade from testing to stable

[ag (Adam G)]

I’m currently testing 169 (master/f5117ab5), but when the official build is released I would prefer to be able to upgrade from testing to stable. Usually I have to wait for the next testing build to upgrade.

@pmueller

A bit hacky:

1. Switch back to the stable branch in the web interface.
2. Put “167” into /opt/pakfire/db/core/mine.
3. Run pakfire update or click on “update lists” in the web interface.
4. Afterwards, Core Update 168 should show up as an available update.
5. Install it.

Can this be achieved by following these instructions?

[jon]

Moved to new thread by mod.

Yes, this will help you get from testing to stable:

Update from pakfire 167 to 168

Hi, welcome to the IPFire community. There have to be some log messages. Could you please post the output of grep -i pakfire /var/log/messages from the time you tried updating the machine here? A bit hacky: Switch back to the stable branch in the web interface. Put “167” into /opt/pakfire/db/core/mine. Run pakfire update or click on “update lists” in the web interface. Afterwards, Core Update 168 should show up as an available update. Install it. However, I would really …