Bug#608022: [PATCH] Recommend against direct upgrades from releases older than lenny
Bug#608022
Signed-off-by: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
Cc: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com
Cc: Witold Baryluk <baryluk@smp.if.uj.edu.pl>
Cc: Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>
Cc: "Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>
---
en/upgrading.dbk | 6 ++++++
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en/upgrading.dbk b/en/upgrading.dbk
index 06fc6a8..c52fe27 100644
--- a/en/upgrading.dbk
+++ b/en/upgrading.dbk
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ upgrade process, you may wish to remove third-party packages from your system
before you begin upgrading.
</para>
<para>
+Direct upgrades from Debian releases older than &oldrelease; are not supported.
+Please follow the instructions in the <ulink
+url="http://www.debian.org/releases/&oldreleasename;/releasenotes";>Release
+notes for &debian; &oldrelease;</ulink> to upgrade to &oldrelease; first.
+</para>
+<para>
This procedure also assumes your system has been updated to the latest point
release of &oldreleasename;. If you have not done this or are unsure, follow the
instructions in <xref linkend="old-upgrade"/>.
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1.7.2.3
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