Re: Wheezy to Stretch
On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 10:39:54AM -0800, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
> On 02/21/2018 09:45 AM, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
> > I am running Wheezy (v7 = oldoldstable) and intend to replace it with a fresh
> > install of Stretch (v9 = stable) before Wheezy's support runs out on May
> > 31st. I will try the default systemd installation and see how I like it.
>
> Okay, but I suggest instead you keep your wheezy system and your wheezy
> sources and do a upgrade using package upgrade-system, it will clean your
> system and then add the stretch sources including backports and run apt
> update & apt-upgrade and then run upgrade-system until your system is
> upgraded and clean, careful that sysvinit is not removed cause that package
> is not in stretch. You can also use apt dist-upgrade and deborphan.
>
Note that upgrades skipping a release (e.g., wheezy -> stretch instead
of wheezy -> jessie -> stretch) are not supported. A fresh install
sounds like the better route in this case.
Also, adding backports sources for the target version during an upgrade
is a terrible idea. Packages in backports have not received upgrade
testing, so who knows what sort of a mess it could create.
For Steven, the best thing is to read the release notes and/or
installation manual and follow the instructions found there.
Regards,
-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sánchez
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