Re: Upgrading from Ubuntu to Debian
In theory you could just change your apt sources and do a dist-upgrade.
In practice that would probably cause your computer to explode. Ubuntu is
mostly source compatible with Debian, but not binary compatible.
It is possible to move a running Linux system from one distro to another.
I've a friend who went from Red Hat 7 to Debian Woody on a live system
without a proper reinstall, just installing everything over itself via apt
and then fixing all of the boot scripts. I do not recommend it, however.
:-) Just backup your personal data and do a proper reinstall. You'll
learn more about "underlying Debian basics" that way anyway.
--
Larry Garfield
On Thu, April 13, 2006 2:38 pm, Chris Dunn said:
> I'm coming to Debian via Ubuntu.
>
> Ubuntu (Breezy Badger) mightily impressed me after struggling for
> several years and never quite succeeding with Slackware.
>
> I'd now like to remove the fluff, and get to the underlying Debian
> basics.
>
> Is there any established method for moving from Ubuntu to Debian Testing
> without doing a complete new installation of Debian?
>
> Chris Dunn
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