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i use midnight commander (mc) to do this type of thing

open up your sources list ( /etc/apt/sources.list )

i haven't done a "real" Knoppix install, but i think it is a mix between testing/unstable ("frankendistro" is a term i hear sometimes).  given that, i would suggest commenting out what is currently in there (just put a # in front of the entry) and go with "real" Debian sources.

uncomment what you want/need

for your security updates "Stable" is the only one that is worth listing, so:

#Security Updates
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://security.debian.org";>http://security.debian.org</a> stable/updates main contrib non-free

# Stable
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian";>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian</a> stable main contrib non-free
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US";>ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US</a> stable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Sources
#deb-src <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian";>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian</a> stable main contrib non-free
#deb-src <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US";>ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US</a> stable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Testing
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian";>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian</a> testing main contrib non-free
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US";>ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US</a> testing/non-US main contrib non-free

# Sources
#deb-src <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian";>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian</a> testing main contrib non-free
#deb-src <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US";>ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US</a> testing/non-US main contrib non-free

# Unstable
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian";>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian</a> unstable main contrib non-free
#deb <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US";>ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US</a> unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Sources
#deb-src <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian";>ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian</a> unstable main contrib non-free
#deb-src <a  rel="nofollow" href="ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US";>ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US</a> unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

for a desktop machine i would say use &quot;Unstable&quot; (they really should rethink these names) as &quot;Stable&quot; (currently Woody) will probably bore most people (not to mention be radically different from what you currently have).  after you make the changes and save/close, you will need to run:

apt-get update

when completed you  can then run:

apt-get upgrade

or

apt-get dist-upgrade

this does not require you to say a quiet prayer or cross your fingers, but this method works for me.

if you have other questions feel free to ask, if i don't know then i can dig into my notes and perhaps find an answer.

i have a sources.list that is quite extensive that i gleaned from a debian-user list member and can email it to you if you want (i am trying to find his name so i can give credit).

also, this comes with the standard Debian Guarantee:
&quot;If you break it, you can keep all the pieces (tm)&quot;

hope this helps,
Preston


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