On Jo, 09 dec 21, 13:12:15, David Wright wrote: > On Thu 09 Dec 2021 at 19:22:17 (+0200), Thanos Katsiolis wrote: > > > Indeed, in order to update I opened the terminal and started the procedure > > described in Release notes (terminal was the only running program). > > It is the first time I update a Linux system and from your answer I > > understand that this is done differently. > > Actually, the paragraph I referred to in §4.1.5, but did not quote, > is missing from buster (but was in stretch): > > "4.1.5 Prepare a safe environment for the upgrade > > "The distribution upgrade should be done either locally from a > textmode virtual console (or a directly connected serial terminal), > or remotely via an ssh link." As far as I recall it was removed because upgrades have gotten reliable enough to run from within X. Obviously not 100% though... Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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