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Subject: Re: Release upgrade problems
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:23:11 -0400
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:16:25 +0100, Marco Moock wrote:
>
> Am 25.03.2023 um 15:36:14 Uhr schrieb db:
>
>> This seems like a dangerous thing to do. Is it safe? I do see
>> a lot of instances of "bionic" in etc/apt/sources.list
>
> That is a normal way to do it - the default for Debian.
> I did it many times - without any problems.

I ran into problems twice. After the upgrade it hung in the display
manager login screen without being able to choose to log in. Only the
mouse pointer was moving. IIRC it also wouldn't let me login from a TTY.

Anyway, I still see this as an option. Because otherwise you have an
outdated installation (accumulating bugs over time). If lucky, the
upgrade works. If not, install something fresh.
-- 
Andreas