[TriLUG] Upgrade Debian 7 to 8

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

When you switch debian versions you will need to do dist-upgrade.  Also
prepare for it to take a good while.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Ken MacKenzie <ken at mack-z.com> wrote:

> from the man pages for apt:
>
> upgrade
>    upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages
>    currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in
>    /etc/apt/sources.list. Packages currently installed with new
>    versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no
>    circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages
>    not already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of
>    currently installed packages that cannot be upgraded without
>    changing the install status of another package will be left at
>    their current version. An update must be performed first so that
>    apt-get knows that new versions of packages are available.
>
> dist-upgrade
>    dist-upgrade in addition to performing the function of upgrade,
>    also intelligently handles changing dependencies with new versions
>    of packages; apt-get has a "smart" conflict resolution system, and
>    it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the
>    expense of less important ones if necessary. So, dist-upgrade
>    command may remove some packages. The /etc/apt/sources.list file
>    contains a list of locations from which to retrieve desired package
>    files. See also apt_preferences(5) for a mechanism for overriding
>    the general settings for individual packages.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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