installation

[dewey rahn]

When I used to use Debian when a new release came out (like from 10 to 11) you had to completely reinstall the operation system. Is that the case now?

[Greg Wooledge]

Post by dewey rahn
When I used to use Debian when a new release came out (like from 10 to 11) you had to completely reinstall the operation system. Is that the case now?

That has *never* been the case. Debian has always supported in-place
upgrades between releases.

[t***@tuxteam.de]

Post by Greg Wooledge

Post by dewey rahn
When I used to use Debian when a new release came out (like from 10 to 11) you had to completely reinstall the operation system. Is that the case now?

That has *never* been the case. Debian has always supported in-place
upgrades between releases.

Agreed. I'm with Debian since roughly 2000 (Potato, Woody/Sarge) and
upgrade has always been fairly smooth. Since early 2010s (Wheezy), it
has been downright boring :-)

Reading the release notes is highly recommended, though.

Cheers

[David Christensen]

Post by dewey rahn
When I used to use Debian when a new release came out (like from 10 to 11) you had to completely reinstall the operation system. Is that the case now?

I have invested myself in backup, recovery, and version control/
configuration management. So, a major version upgrade for me consists
of backing up data on Debian version X, verifying that all of the system
configuration files are checked in to the version control system (CVS),
pulling the old system drive, installing a wiped disk drive, doing a
fresh install of Debian version X+1, checking out the system
configuration files to a side directory, merging system configuration
files by hand, and restoring data.


I suggest that you start by implementing a version control system that
you can use over the network.


David