RE: How to safely upgrade svn on ubuntu 16?
>>>Is this a client or a server? >> It is a server. >> >>Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS headless installation. >>Its purpose is as a backup for the main server through nightly svnsync. >> >If you are only running svnsync from this server there should be no issue >in letting it upgrade the Subversion package along with the OS distribution. > >If you are also running the Apache SVN server, I would not expect any issues >but after the upgrade you might just want to review that it is still working >as expected and perhaps be prepared to review the Apache conf. I doubt there >are any major Apache changes to be concerned about though. OK, thanks. In fact this server is on the receiving end of a svnsync command started at the main SVN server on a Windows Server 16 machine across the Atlantic. It runs VisualSVN and the backups are triggered in the middle of the night via a Scheduled Task on Windows. I guess that if I upgrade the Ubuntu server the svn connection needed for svnsync will not be destroyed and therefore the sync operations would run OK. The VisualSVN server will probably also need an update but on Windows that is a different complexity altogether...
Re: How to safely upgrade svn on ubuntu 16?
On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 8:54 AM Bo Berglund wrote: > >> On Feb 27, 2019, at 5:24 PM, Bo Berglund wrote: > >> > >>> I am running svn on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS. > >>> It reports the following: > >>> $ svn --version > >>> svn, version 1.9.3 (r1718519) > >>> compiled Aug 10 2017, 16:59:15 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > >>> > >>> The Ubuntu machine acts as a backup for a Windows 16 based VisualSvn > >>> server running at a separate location. > >>> Backups are performed using nightly svnsync commands via the Internet. > >>> > >>> The Ubuntu machine and svn were setup for this purpose about a year > >>> ago and since then Ubuntu has been kept updated using apt upgrade and > >>> apt dist-upgrade as adviced on the login screen when I regularly check > >>> in via PuTTY. > >>> > >>> But it seems like svn is not being touched by these operations > >>> > >>> So what is the advice on what to do in order to at least get to the > >>> latest 1.9 stable release of svn on this machine? > >>> It seems like that would be 1.9.10... > >>> > >>> Since this is a production backup server I am reluctant to risk > >>> breaking it, obviously. > >> > >> More questions after some extensive googling: > >> > >> On terminal (PuTTY) login this headless server machine displays: > >> > >> New release '18.04.2 LTS' available. > >> Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. > >> > >> Since the svn I use is from the Xenial repository (for Ubuntu 16.04 > >> LTS) maybe there will never be a later svn version there? > >> > >> If so is it safe to use do-release-upgrade (as suggested on login) to > >> move from Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS to 18.04.2 LTS instead in order to switch > >> to a newer ubuntu update repository and therefore get subversion > >> upgradeable to later versions? > >> > >> Will I risk damaging the svn installation or repository data by doing > >> so? > >> Or do I have any other option? > > > >Is this a client or a server? > > > >If the client then generally it is very safe to do. The only question > might > >be if you are using any other SVN clients besides the command line that > are > >using the SVN libraries. Even then it is generally very safe but worth > knowing > >more details. > > > >If it is a server it is also fairly safe. The main concern would be the > Apache > >server version change from the upgrade and whether the Apache conf needed > to be > >adjusted. > > > >Mark > > > > It is a server. > > Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS headless installation. > Its purpose is as a backup for the main server through nightly svnsync. > If you are only running svnsync from this server there should be no issue in letting it upgrade the Subversion package along with the OS distribution. If you are also running the Apache SVN server, I would not expect any issues but after the upgrade you might just want to review that it is still working as expected and perhaps be prepared to review the Apache conf. I doubt there are any major Apache changes to be concerned about though. -- Thanks Mark Phippard http://markphip.blogspot.com/
RE: How to safely upgrade svn on ubuntu 16?
>> On Feb 27, 2019, at 5:24 PM, Bo Berglund wrote: >> >>> I am running svn on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS. >>> It reports the following: >>> $ svn --version >>> svn, version 1.9.3 (r1718519) >>> compiled Aug 10 2017, 16:59:15 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu >>> >>> The Ubuntu machine acts as a backup for a Windows 16 based VisualSvn >>> server running at a separate location. >>> Backups are performed using nightly svnsync commands via the Internet. >>> >>> The Ubuntu machine and svn were setup for this purpose about a year >>> ago and since then Ubuntu has been kept updated using apt upgrade and >>> apt dist-upgrade as adviced on the login screen when I regularly check >>> in via PuTTY. >>> >>> But it seems like svn is not being touched by these operations >>> >>> So what is the advice on what to do in order to at least get to the >>> latest 1.9 stable release of svn on this machine? >>> It seems like that would be 1.9.10... >>> >>> Since this is a production backup server I am reluctant to risk >>> breaking it, obviously. >> >> More questions after some extensive googling: >> >> On terminal (PuTTY) login this headless server machine displays: >> >> New release '18.04.2 LTS' available. >> Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. >> >> Since the svn I use is from the Xenial repository (for Ubuntu 16.04 >> LTS) maybe there will never be a later svn version there? >> >> If so is it safe to use do-release-upgrade (as suggested on login) to >> move from Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS to 18.04.2 LTS instead in order to switch >> to a newer ubuntu update repository and therefore get subversion >> upgradeable to later versions? >> >> Will I risk damaging the svn installation or repository data by doing >> so? >> Or do I have any other option? > >Is this a client or a server? > >If the client then generally it is very safe to do. The only question might >be if you are using any other SVN clients besides the command line that are >using the SVN libraries. Even then it is generally very safe but worth knowing >more details. > >If it is a server it is also fairly safe. The main concern would be the Apache >server version change from the upgrade and whether the Apache conf needed to >be >adjusted. > >Mark > It is a server. Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS headless installation. Its purpose is as a backup for the main server through nightly svnsync. (Replying directly by email since the Gmane news server seems to have stopped forwarding my messages.)
Re: How to safely upgrade svn on ubuntu 16?
> On Feb 27, 2019, at 5:24 PM, Bo Berglund wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:44:25 +0100, Bo Berglund > wrote: > >> I am running svn on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS. >> It reports the following: >> $ svn --version >> svn, version 1.9.3 (r1718519) >> compiled Aug 10 2017, 16:59:15 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu >> >> The Ubuntu machine acts as a backup for a Windows 16 based VisualSvn >> server running at a separate location. >> Backups are performed using nightly svnsync commands via the Internet. >> >> The Ubuntu machine and svn were setup for this purpose about a year >> ago and since then Ubuntu has been kept updated using apt upgrade and >> apt dist-upgrade as adviced on the login screen when I regularly check >> in via PuTTY. >> >> But it seems like svn is not being touched by these operations >> >> So what is the advice on what to do in order to at least get to the >> latest 1.9 stable release of svn on this machine? >> It seems like that would be 1.9.10... >> >> Since this is a production backup server I am reluctant to risk >> breaking it, obviously. > > More questions after some extensive googling: > > On terminal (PuTTY) login this headless server machine displays: > > New release '18.04.2 LTS' available. > Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. > > Since the svn I use is from the Xenial repository (for Ubuntu 16.04 > LTS) maybe there will never be a later svn version there? > > If so is it safe to use do-release-upgrade (as suggested on login) to > move from Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS to 18.04.2 LTS instead in order to switch > to a newer ubuntu update repository and therefore get subversion > upgradeable to later versions? > > Will I risk damaging the svn installation or repository data by doing > so? > Or do I have any other option? Is this a client or a server? If the client then generally it is very safe to do. The only question might be if you are using any other SVN clients besides the command line that are using the SVN libraries. Even then it is generally very safe but worth knowing more details. If it is a server it is also fairly safe. The main concern would be the Apache server version change from the upgrade and whether the Apache conf needed to be adjusted. Mark
Re: How to safely upgrade svn on ubuntu 16?
On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:44:25 +0100, Bo Berglund wrote: >I am running svn on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS. >It reports the following: >$ svn --version >svn, version 1.9.3 (r1718519) > compiled Aug 10 2017, 16:59:15 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > >The Ubuntu machine acts as a backup for a Windows 16 based VisualSvn >server running at a separate location. >Backups are performed using nightly svnsync commands via the Internet. > >The Ubuntu machine and svn were setup for this purpose about a year >ago and since then Ubuntu has been kept updated using apt upgrade and >apt dist-upgrade as adviced on the login screen when I regularly check >in via PuTTY. > >But it seems like svn is not being touched by these operations > >So what is the advice on what to do in order to at least get to the >latest 1.9 stable release of svn on this machine? >It seems like that would be 1.9.10... > >Since this is a production backup server I am reluctant to risk >breaking it, obviously. More questions after some extensive googling: On terminal (PuTTY) login this headless server machine displays: New release '18.04.2 LTS' available. Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. Since the svn I use is from the Xenial repository (for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) maybe there will never be a later svn version there? If so is it safe to use do-release-upgrade (as suggested on login) to move from Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS to 18.04.2 LTS instead in order to switch to a newer ubuntu update repository and therefore get subversion upgradeable to later versions? Will I risk damaging the svn installation or repository data by doing so? Or do I have any other option? -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden
