Hi Holger, On 26-05-2021 22:04, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi Paul, > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 09:55:36PM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote: >> I agree with "it should be possible" but I'd like to note that the >> release notes already explicitly recommend to update before upgrade. > [...] >> Ack. We could add a note to the release notes for those people that >> don't update first. > > yes. but then, it's been a *long* standing practice that this is generally > supported and possible *and* then there are those people who don't read the > release notes, or not completely, or miss that part or. I may be missing something, but *to me* the issue doesn't seem too bad. I mean, so far it seems nothing really breaks, just that after the upgrade not all packages are upgraded. Which that can be fixed with *another* upgrade. I may be missing something. > IOW: if we can make a better fix, we should. Agree, but I'm not sure we should jump through hoops. Paul
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