Re: Upgrade procedure: etch -> lenny
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
> On 02/18/2009 09:00 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
>> I plan to upgrade to lenny over the weekend:
>>
>> 1. duplicate current etch system on a new partition
>> 2. apt-get update
>> 2. replace "etch" by "lenny" in /etc/sources.list
>> 3. apt-get dist-upgrade
>>
>> Am I missing anything?
>
> I'd first upgrade apt, dpkg & perl. Maybe that's just a legacy of the
> woody->etch process, but could't hurt...
>
>> Note: I do not want apt to mess with my linux kernel.
>
> Then I'd pin that package.
Also release notes has an "upgrading" section that should be helpful.
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