[TriLUG] Upgrade Debian 7 to 8

Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG trilug at trilug.org
Thu Sep 8 16:06:00 EDT 2016


On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Brian <lugmail at cheetah.dynip.com> wrote:
> apt-get dist-upgrade?
>
      I've always thought all that does is also apply the kernel stuff
as compared to garden-variety apt-get upgrade.

> -B
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> On 09/08/2016 03:57 PM, Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Grawburg via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I understand I can, with care, upgrade my Debian 7 to 8 (Jessie) without
>>> a totally new install. My question is simple: Am I asking for trouble doing
>>> it this way instead of doing a fresh install on a new HD?
>>>
>>        You mean like using do-release-upgrade? I know that command
>> exists in ubuntu, but don't know if it is in debian also
>>
>>> Brian Grawburg
>>> Wilson
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