Upgrade Debian etch to lenny

I've tested this Debian etch to lenny upgrade process a few times so far, and it seems to be working well.

sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list     [change 'etch' -> 'lenny']
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install apt dpkg aptitude
sudo aptitude full-upgrade
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Printed from: http://rackerhacker.com/2009/02/18/upgrade-debian-etch-to-lenny/ .
© Major Hayden 2010.

3 Comments   »

  • JMarler says:

    I typically do:

    screen
    apt-get update
    apt-get dist-upgrade

    Screen is good to use for big upgrades if you're logged in locally via X or remotely via ssh. If you lose your session, you can just log back in and reattach to it.

    Perhaps I'm just too old school to use aptitude ;)

  • Doing a Debian dist upgrade from etch to lenny via apt-get... let you guys know how it goes.

  • Some follow-up on the debian etch to lenny dist-upgrade via apt-get dist-upgrade. Went smoothly!! YES

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