Re: Need to upgrade to jessie need help
On Tue 25 Jul 2017 at 16:14:52 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:06:01 +0100 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On Tue 25 Jul 2017 at 07:04:29 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:42:12 +0530 VigneshDhanraj G
> > > <vigneshdhanraj.g@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Team,
> > > >
> > > > I am using kernel 3.2.x, i know that support from wheezy will be
> > > > stopped soon. can i upgrade to jessie with same kernel version.
> > > >
> > > > Is that correct way of handling?
> > >
> > > LTS (Long Term Support) for Wheezy ends May 2018. So, you have
> > > time to consider all your options.
> >
> > I have got it into my head that LTS for wheezy focuses on security
> > fixes and package updates are either non-existent or few and far
> > between. There may be reasons for staying with that distribution but
> > I am very unsure what "supported" for the next year means. As far as
> > non-security issues are concerned it appears not to have any great
> > significance.
>
> I get upgrades, both security and "other," several times a week most of
> the time. I check daily. I've never gone more than a week without
> something coming down the pike. In fact, just a couple days ago, I
> got a fairly lengthy one for multiple apps, libraries, etc. IIRC, none
> were security related. In other words, Wheezy is still alive
> support-wise.
A mention of the names of some of these apps would be helpful. A record
will be in your logs.
--
Brian.
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