Debian upgrade 4 to 5
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Upgrading Debian from version 4 to 5
Simple howto: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-upgrade-debian-linux-4etch-to-5lenny-server.html
Long howto: http://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html
| Step from Long howto | Notes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1.1. Back up any data or configuration information | We relay on the xen center, here we can make backup of the whole guest. | OK |
| 4.1.3. Prepare for recovery | We relay on the xen center console (on the host) | OK |
| A.2. Checking your sources list | OK | |
| 4.2.1. Review actions pending in package manager | In the aptitude there was packages scheduled for removal:
Removing dnsutils ... Removing bind9-host ... Removing libbind9-0 ... Removing libisccfg1 ... Removing libdns22 ... Removing libisccc0 ... Removing libisc11 ... Removing liblwres9 ... |
OK |
| A.1. Upgrading your etch system (update to the latest point release of etch) |
apt-get update ... W: GPG error: http://updates.xensource.com etch Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available apt-get --simulate --show-upgraded The following packages have been kept back: linux-image-2.6-xen The following packages will be upgraded: gzip libaudiofile0 libc6 libc6-dev libexpat1 libkrb53 libltdl3 libpq4 libtool locales python2.4 python2.4-minimal 12 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. |
access to updates.xensource.com needs to be fixed |
| 4.2.3. Checking packages status | OK | |
| 4.2.5.1. Using backports.org packages | OK |
