HOWTO: Upgrading to Debian 5 (Lenny / "Testing")
HOWTO: Upgrade to Debian 5 (Lenny / "Testing")
1.) start a root-shell (via Applications/Accessories/Root-Terminal)
(or alternatively start a normal shell and
issue the command "su" and enter the root password)
2.) issue the following commands:
apt-get autoclean
apt-get clean
3.) Save your current /etc/apt/sources.list file somewhere
and replace it with the following content:
# /etc/apt/sources.list for the current Debian "testing" release (--> Debian 5 aka Lenny)
##############################################################################
# STABLE:
#
#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
#deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
##############################################################################
# TESTING:
#
# ALWAYS USE "testing". This is the best option (--> system is always uptodate)
# For ntfs-3g and gcc-multilib etc. "testing" is needed
#
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
##############################################################################
# UNSTABLE:
#
# sun-java5 packages are in the unstable distribution:
#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable non-free
##############################################################################
# EXPERIMENTAL:
# ...
##############################################################################
4.) issue these commands:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
5.) Depending on your system and Internet speed the automatic downloading
of the files from debian.org can take about 30 Minutes.
After the downloading it will start upgrading your system.
This too can take about 30 minutes or so.
6.) After the upgrade reboot your machine
by issuing the "reboot" command or via the GUI.
7.) From time to time you should issue the following commands
to keep your system uptodate:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
By using this method your system will always be uptodate,
so you never again need to upgrade your machine.
Enjoy!
Adem
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