Re: Upgrading from Etch to Lenny
Thank you for the response. So, it should be pretty much straight
forward. I currently have no data that I can't do without. Just been
getting familiar with Debian before making the jump from that other OS.
If I have major problems, I can always start from square one again.
Greg
On Thu, 2007-09-20 at 17:01 -0400, Tod Detre wrote:
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> > I am new to linux. I have been running Etch for a month or so now on
> > my Gateway Desktop. I am considering moving up to testing. This brings
> > up the question of what is the proper way to accomplish the upgrade?
>
> I normally just change the sources in /etc/apt/sources.list to the new
> distro. Then I run 'apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade'. You may have
> to work out some individual package conflicts, but it's not bad.
>
> I highly suggest you back up any important data before you do this.
>
> Regards,
> Tod Detre
>
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