Hi, Witold Baryluk wrote: > On 12-26 13:53, Julien Cristau wrote:
>> Upgrades skipping one release are not, and have never been, supported. [...] > But on > http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html > > there is no explicit reference to etch, few times there is mention about > lenny, but only as starting assumption, to simplify text. > This chapter is even titled "Upgrades from previous releases" > (plural), suggesting it is supported somehow. Chapter 1 "Introduction" says: Please note that we only support and document upgrading from the previous release of Debian (in this case, the upgrade from 5.0). If you need to upgrade from older releases, we suggest you read previous editions of the release notes and upgrade to 5.0 first. But Chapter 4 "Upgrades from previous releases" only says: 4.1. Preparing for the upgrade We suggest that before upgrading you also read the information in Chapter 5, Issues to be aware of for squeeze. That chapter covers potential issues not directly related to the upgrade process but which could still be important to know about before you begin. [...] 4.2. Checking system status The upgrade process described in this chapter has been designed for upgrades from “pure” lenny systems without third-party packages. For the greatest reliability of the upgrade process, you may wish to remove third-party packages from your system before you begin upgrading. This procedure also assumes your system has been updated to the latest point release of lenny. If you have not done this or are unsure, follow the instructions in Section A.1, “Upgrading your lenny system”. Perhaps this should make explicit (between the two paragraphs of 4.2) that It is not suggested to skip major Debian releases when upgrading between stable releases. and the chapter be retitled to something like "Upgrades from lenny". Other possible improvements? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org