Comments on: Upgrade Debian etch to lenny http://rackerhacker.com/2009/02/18/upgrade-debian-etch-to-lenny/ Words of wisdom from a server administrator Mon, 21 May 2012 12:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Troy Perkins http://rackerhacker.com/2009/02/18/upgrade-debian-etch-to-lenny/#comment-15333 Troy Perkins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:55:54 +0000 http://rackerhacker.com/?p=791#comment-15333 Some follow-up on the debian etch to lenny dist-upgrade via apt-get dist-upgrade. Went smoothly!! YES Some follow-up on the debian etch to lenny dist-upgrade via apt-get dist-upgrade. Went smoothly!! YES

]]> By: Troy Perkins http://rackerhacker.com/2009/02/18/upgrade-debian-etch-to-lenny/#comment-14709 Troy Perkins Fri, 08 May 2009 20:35:22 +0000 http://rackerhacker.com/?p=791#comment-14709 Doing a Debian dist upgrade from etch to lenny via apt-get... let you guys know how it goes. Doing a Debian dist upgrade from etch to lenny via apt-get... let you guys know how it goes.

]]> By: JMarler http://rackerhacker.com/2009/02/18/upgrade-debian-etch-to-lenny/#comment-13907 JMarler Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:24:56 +0000 http://rackerhacker.com/?p=791#comment-13907 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 ;) 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 ;)

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