suggested amendment for the release notes
Hi,
in the release notes, I read this passage after
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#minimal-upgrade
that suggests to upgrade the system in a piecemeal fashion.
I generally find this idea valid, but not fully executed in that
document. After determining that one has enough space one step earlier,
I suggest to make use of the download feature of apt-get or aptitude:
# apt-get -d dist-upgrade
# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get dist-upgrade
The reason for downloading a large chunk before doing anything is to
maximise the chances that you can keep going, or repair, the system if
something breaks along the way - like eg. networking.
I think that this change will not make the upgrade significantly slower,
but reduce the chance of disruption. However, since I always basically
follow the outlined procedure, I cannot say how much slower it will be.
In any case, please consider amending the release notes to include this
change.
TIA!
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Kind regards,
--Toni++
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