Switching from debian testing to stable

I want to do the following:
Install from debian testing, then when squeeze is released, switch over the repos to squeeze so nothing needs to be changed on the installed system except the repos.

Is this possible ? At what point would I need to switch over the repos ? The date on which squeeze comes out ?

 

Just put "squeeze" everywhere for version in /etc/apt/sources.list.

 

Hmmm, the sources.list file says:

Code:

deb http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

So if I just replace lenny with squeeze, I'm good ? No need to specify testing/unstable etc ?

How do the names work ? Does squeeze refer to debian testing or unstable ?

 

Actually, you are not running Debian Testing then. You are running Debian Stable.
Squeeze refers to the next stable release, and it's like testing. Once Stable is released, your system will be just like Debian Stable.

 

Right, that is my question. What repos would I put on a newly installed Debian Squeeze testing system now, and do I need to change the repos when Debian Squeeze Stable is released ?
This install I'm talking about has not taken place.

 

You don't have to change the repositories, if you have the squeeze repo it will eventually become "stable" release.

 

So if I put squeeze in the repos now:

Code:

deb http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free

Will it refer to debian testing or debian unstable at te current time ?

 

You can check the Debian branch names for yourself, go to the debian.org site and then look at the links under the Getting Started section.

If your change your sources.list (or sources.list.d/ files) from lenny to squeeze now then your system will attempt to upgrade to the testing branch the next time an apt-get update/upgrade is run! (or aptitude or any other program that pulls in new packages). You could break your system.