Re: Debian 12 "bookworm" full upgrade
On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 09:36:19PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 08:16:20PM +0000, Patriot wrote:
> > We cannot locate the EXACT, STRAIGHTFORWARD Instructions on HOW to do the procedure that includes the (now, apparently, separate) non-free software.
You're overthinking it. The upgrade steps for bookworm are very similar
to previous upgrades. The main difference is that a *second* change is
needed to sources.list.
> > So, The Last Question Is: How do I perform the Full Upgrade to "bookworm" that INCLUDES the non-free software?
> >
>
> Three main steps:
> 1. Bring bullseye fully up to date. Read the release notes
> 2. Change the /etc/apt/sources.list file and apt update ; apt upgrade
> 3. Reboot. apt full-upgrade (or equivalent apt-get commands).
In step 2, you change "bullseye" to "bookworm", which is the standard
change that you make every time.
In addition, you change "non-free" to "non-free non-free-firmware". This
is the new thing for bookworm.
If the only packages you use from the non-free section are firmware, you
might consider dropping the "non-free" and *only* including the
"non-free-firmware" section. This is a philosophical decision.
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