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Re: Debian home page -> Download link broken:



On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 03:24:16PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 2:12 AM Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 2023-06-10 at 23:55 -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> > > Debian's wiki says to use apt-get:
> > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUpgrade. Also see
> > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/uptodate.html .
> > >
> > > Maybe it's time for a complete refresh of those documents.
> >
> > Or maybe the wiki page should be deleted, or just say go RTFM, i.e.
> > read the release notes for the release you want to upgrade to.
> 
> Tixy, I checked the manual at
> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/sect.apt-get.en.html
> . I cannot find the requirement to run 'apt upgrade'.
> 
> Can you provide a reference, please?
> 
> I want to update the wiki page, but I need a citation to make the
> change. Also, someone else will have to update the Debian FAQ. I'll
> reach out to the webmaster once we have a reference.

There is no need to do this if you're upgrading from one stable release
to the next.

The only time this is needed is when you're tracking TESTING.


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