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Bug#1016832: release-notes: Chapter 4 Upgrading commands are spread out over 20 pages



Package: release-notes
Severity: wishlist

Debian Documention Team,

Chapter 4. "Upgrades from Debian 10 (buster)" has commands spread out
over 20 pages.  I think many (most?) admins would enjoy a quick checklist
or summary.

How about a section like the one below at the end of the Chapter?

Thank you!
Daniel Lewart
Urbana, Illinois
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Basic System Quick Upgrade

For a basic system:
  * Latest stable point release
  * Debian packages only
  * No APT pinning
  * Sufficient disk space (1 GB free for /var)
the following upgrade procedures should work.

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list:
  deb http://deb.debian.org/debian &releasename; main [contrib] [non-free]
  deb http://security.debian.org &releasename;-security main [contrib] [non-free]
  deb http://deb.debian.org/debian &releasename;-updates main [contrib] [non-free]

# apt update
# apt autoclean
# apt upgrade --without-new-pkgs 2>&1 | tee &releasename;1.log
# apt full-upgrade 2>&1 | tee &releasename;2.log
# apt autopurge
# reboot

Review and clean up:
# find /etc -name '*.dpkg-*' -o -name '*.ucf-*' -o -name '*.merge-error'

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