http://titanpad.com/OZkts21XmA Factoids with "stable" in key (check for "squeeze" in the value): http://ircbots.debian.net/factoids/search.php?q=stable&term=key no stable-updates is see wheezy-updates stable =~ s/Squeeze (6.0)/Wheezy (7.0)/ stable sources.list =~ s/lenny->squeeze/squeeze->wheezy/ stable sources.list =~ s/squeeze/wheezy/ no stable->testing is see wheezy->jessie no oldstable->stable is see squeeze->wheezy no stable security is see wheezy-security no install oldstable is see install squeeze no stable/updates is see wheezy-security jessie security is see testing security no wheezy security is see wheezy/updates security =~ s/squeeze/wheezy/ Factoids with "wheezy" in key (check for "testing" in the value): http://ircbots.debian.net/factoids/search.php?q=wheezy&term=key wheezy release notes =~ s/install guide wheezy/install guide/ no quick wheezy/sid mix is see mixing stable and unstable no wheezy->sid is see stable->unstable Factoids with "squeeze" in the value http://ircbots.debian.net/factoids/search.php?q=squeeze&term=value no sources.list is see wheezy sources.list no stable-updates is see wheezy-updates no s-u is see stable/updates dmm =~ s//, / deb-src =~ s/squeeze|wheezy/wheezy|squeeze|jessie/ contrib =~ s/squeeze|wheezy|sid/wheezy|squeeze|jessie/ Factoids with "wheezy" in the value http://ircbots.debian.net/factoids/search.php?q=wheezy&term=value no testing is Testing is a continuously updated release between and , currently codenamed . See http://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting and ask me about jessie> and . You should have a sound knowledge of Debian packaging and be prepared for a bumpy ride at times. Don't use it on things that are critical or on servers. no testing security is see jessie/updates no install wheezy is see install debian no install testing is Daily built images to install are available from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ . The chance of the testing installer being broken on any given day is quite high, ask me about . Instead, do a minimal installation using the stable installer and ask me about testing>. Also ask me about , , . Other symlink factoids that need updating no installation guide is see wheezy installation guide no release notes is see wheezy release notes Renaming: rename 'nvidia dkms' 'nvidia dkms squeeze' rename 'nvidia dkms-96xx' 'nvidia dkms-96xx squeeze' rename 'nvidia dkms-173xx' 'nvidia dkms-173xx squeeze' rename 'nvidia dkms wheezy' 'nvidia dkms' rename 'nvidia dkms-96xx wheezy' 'nvidia dkms-96xx' rename 'nvidia dkms-173xx wheezy' 'nvidia dkms-173xx' rename 'fglrx dkms' 'fglrx dkms squeeze' rename 'fglrx dkms wheezy' 'fglrx dkms' To rewrite: wheezy: no wheezy is Wheezy is the codename for the current release, Debian 7.0, released on 2013-05-0X: http://www.debian.org/News/2013/2013050X . Wheezy is the rubber toy penguin with a red bow tie. See http://wiki.debian.org/DebianWheezy and ask me about wheezy>. d-i: no d-i is Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" is now the "stable" Debian release (May 04, 2013). See http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ for images. Developers page is http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ . If you want to make custom install CDs, start with d-i. IRC: #debian-boot on irc.oftc.net. See also , . firmware images wheezy: no firmware images wheezy is Unofficial images - containing non-free Debian packages - for installing Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" are available from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/ . See also . rename 'firmware images' 'firmware images squeeze' firmware images is see firmware images wheezy firmware images squeeze: no firmware images squeeze is Unofficial images - containing non-free Debian packages - for installing Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" are available from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/archive/6.0.7/ . See also . installer firmware wheezy: no installer firmware is Debian-Installer is able to load additional , by including it within installation media or supplying on removable media (e.g. USB stick, floppy). See http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch06s04 . To include firmware within Debian images, see http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootFirmware . See also . forget installer firmware wheezy wheezy/updates updates =~ s//, / errata wheezy: no errata wheezy is Last minute notes regarding Debian 7.0 ("Wheezy") are listed at http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/errata . Known problems in the installer are listed at http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/debian-installer/#errata no errata is see errata wheezy squeeze->wheezy: no squeeze->wheezy is Read the upgrading chapter of the . In /etc/apt/sources.list, change "squeeze" to "wheezy" (noting that have changed on the mirrors). apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade. See also wheezy failures>. wheezy installer: no wheezy installer is see install wheezy multiarch (and possibly combine/reference/remove 'upgrade-multiarch' and 'multiarch howto') release history: #### this factoid will be too long -- plan B required no release history is Debian releases are named after "Toy Story" characters. Buzz(1.1; 1996-03-14), Rex(1.2; 1996-10-28), Bo(1.3; 1997-05-01), Hamm(2.0; 1998-07-24), Slink(2.1; 1999-03-09), Potato(2.2; 2000-08-15), Woody(3.0; 2002-07-19), Sarge(3.1; 2005-06-06), Etch(4.0; 2007-04-08), Lenny(5.0; 2009-02-14), Squeeze(6.0; 2011-02-06), Wheezy(7.0; 2013-05-0X). The next release will be Jessie. http://debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ch-releases releases release: no release is Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" was released on 2013-05-0X. It is now considered "stable". Ask me about , or wheezy> to upgrade from Debian 6.0 "Squeeze". See http://www.debian.org/releases/ or for the latest (and historical) releases. For updates from the Debian Release Team, see http://release.debian.org/ latest: latest =~ s/'squeeze' (6.0), 'wheezy' (stable!)/'wheezy' (7.0), 'jessie' (testing)/ codenames: codenames =~ s/=Testing and// jessie: no jessie is The release following Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" is codenamed "Jessie" (the cowgirl in Toy Story 2) and will be Debian 8.0. It is the current distribution. http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2012/07/msg00004.html wheezy->jessie: no, wheezy->jessie is First, understand that testing is a pre-release distribution without timely security support and that you will have a bumpy ride; ask me about . From /etc/apt/sources.list, remove stable-specific lines like wheezy-updates and backports, and change wheezy to jessie. apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. If you feel you need more instructions, perhaps you should wait a while. when will wheezy release: no when will wheezy release is IT'S OUT! http://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130504 wheezy bet: no wheezy bet is see wheezy pool no wheezy pool is The pool about when would release was won by babilen with 2013-05-04. Arrowmaster was the most off-track. Ask me about to see the bets placed. See also . squeezy: no squeezy is Debian 7.0 is codenamed . The distribution, Debian 6.0, is codenamed . There is no "squeezy" or "wheeze". b43, b43legacy, bcm*, wl, et al (Broadcom wireless LAN drivers) are done already. usb install: usb install =~ s/install debian/install squeeze/ usb install =~ s,releases/stable,releases/squeeze, rename 'usb install' 'usb install squeeze' usb install wheezy =~ s/install wheezy/install debian/ usb install wheezy =~ s,releases/wheezy,releases/stable, rename 'usb install wheezy' 'usb install' businesscard: no businesscard is As of Debian 7.0 "Wheezy", businesscard CD images - a minimal Debian installer requiring an Internet connection to finish base system installation - are no longer produced, see http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2012/07/msg00076.html for more information. For small installation images, ask me about , . install squeeze: no install squeeze is Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" installation images are available from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/6.0.7/ . Note that Squeeze has been superseded by Wheezy, ask me about . oldstable: no oldstable is the previous stable version of Debian, as long as it is still supported by the security team. Squeeze (6.0) is oldstable. It is recommended to upgrade your system(s) to the current stable release, ask me about stable>. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianOldStable realtek firmware: no realtek firmware is Firmware from userspace is required by the , , , , , and Linux kernel drivers. Firmware patches providing bug fixes for Realtek Ethernet controllers are also available. Ask me about , then install the firmware-realtek package to provide. various cd1: no varous cd1 is There are CD-1 choices for various DEs (Desktop Environments) - there's one for GNOME, another for KDE, and one for XFCE/LXDE. For example; if you wanted the XFCE/LXDE CD-1 of Debian 7.0 "Wheezy", you'd grab -> debian-7.0.0-i386-xfce+lxde-CD-1.iso from the mirrors (if you were going for i386 arch). Also ask me about , , , . Assorted cleanup forget why wheezy/sid rename 'wheezy/sid' 'jessie/sid' no branch is what version of Debian you're using; squeeze/oldstable, wheezy/stable, jessie/testing, sid/unstable. Ask me about . upgrade =~ s/lenny> squeeze>/squeeze> wheezy>/ forget wheezy rc forget wheezy rc1 forget wheezy rc2 forget wheezy rc3 forget wheezy alpha forget wheezy beta atheros firmware =~ s/ since version 3.2// list =~ s/6.0.7/7.0.0/ no oldstable security is see squeeze security no squeeze security is Put "deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free" in your /etc/apt/sources.list file to keep up-to-date on security updates in . Run "aptitude update" and "aptitude upgrade" (or "aptitude full-upgrade" if the updates are kept back). Also ask me about . squeeze/updates =~ s/ask me about /ask me about / squeeze-updates =~ s/ask me about /ask me about / squeeze-updates =~ s/from /from )/ testing/unstable =~ s,wheezy/sid,jessie/sid,g wine-unstable =~ s,wheezy/sid,jessie/sid, rename 'squeeze/sid mix' 'wheezy/sid mix' wheezy/sid mix =~ s/squeeze/wheezy/g rename 'ssm' 'wsm' wsm is see wheezy/sid mix bobbitt =~ s/Squeeze/Wheezy/ For later review / rewrite mdn iceweasel wheezy-backports jessie release-critical release goals debian news vbox and virtualbox factoids ("ose" stuff isn't in wheezy) motd / motd squeeze / motd wheezy point releases: no point releases is Point releases are updates to and , fixing security and grave bug fixes. There are no point releases for Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" yet. You can upgrade to the latest point release by referencing a Debian in /etc/apt/sources.list, then "aptitude update && aptitude full-upgrade". See <6.0.7>. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases/PointReleases. fglrx legacy kmuto bdo kernel seti@home bdo xorg freeze gnome gnome3 Notes for whoever makes use of this pad to make changes: Don't just copy and paste in large slabs of "forget" or "no" commands -- dpkg will end up ignoring you You are limited to 4 or 5 "forget" per day per hostmask -- you can do some on freenode and some on oftc. Exceeding this gets you ignored by dpkg for several days. When dpkg says "Stop abusing forget" it means it. There is an unknown limit on queries to dpkg in general and exceeding that results in "Too many queries from you, ignoring for 5 minutes." Batch the "rename"s and "no"s into smaller chunks so even if you get ignored, you easily know which ones weren't processed yet. Perhaps use the strikethrough feature of titanpad to record what has been done. If you think of other factoids that need updating, please add them to this pad -- we'll keep a copy of this pad around a starting point for the Jessie release editing :)