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Re: Upgrading to Jessie



On Fri, 19 Sep 2014, David Christensen wrote:
> On 09/18/2014 10:54 PM, softwatt wrote:
> >Also, does a clean install offer any advantage over an upgrade?
> 
> Yes, because:
> 
> 1. You get a systems programming product that has been through a
> quality assurance process.

Users of debian test both upgrades and clean installs.... so this isn't
really a big deal.
 
> 2. It is easier to trouble-shoot if you run into problems -- both for
> you and for other people that want to replicate any issues you
> encounter.

This also doesn't make much of a difference, so long as you're not using
unofficial packages. If you're using unofficial packages, then good
luck.

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Don Armstrong                      http://www.donarmstrong.com

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 For those who do not, none is possible."


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