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Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package versions

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David Christensen composed on 2017-02-03 23:30 (UTC-0800):

> Felix Miata wrote:

>> I just did an apt-get dist-upgrade to reach Jessie 8.7 from Wheezy.

> I am of the opinion that attempting an in-place major version upgrade of
> an operating system or a service is folly.  The only reliable method is
> to do a fresh install on another computer, and then migrate.

That sounds pretty much the opposite of the recommended installation method 
forSid - install prior release or unstable, then upgrade it to Sid.

> This means you need at least three computers -- one that you are
> migrating off, one that you are migrating onto, and one (or more) for
> everything else you need to keep operational while you do the migration.
>   Mobile racks and spare drives will help immensely.

I have lots of functioning computers, and a fair sized stash of extra HDs. All 
except one machine are multiboot. Installations average >10 per machine. I find 
upgrades are generally less painful that all the re-customization that fresh 
installs entail (especially when Zypper is the available upgrade tool). Clone 
partition, apply new UUID and label, reconfigure bootloader, fstab and sources, 
then upgrade. If there's a major malfunction, just re-clone and start over, not 
that big a deal. YMMV. :-D
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7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package versions Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-02-03 20:10 +0100
  Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package versions Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2017-02-03 21:00 +0100
    Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package  versions Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-02-03 23:10 +0100
  Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package  versions David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-02-04 08:40 +0100
    Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package  versions Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-02-04 09:20 +0100
    Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package  versions Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2017-02-04 11:30 +0100
    Re: 7->8: inexplicable difficulty discovering available package  versions Martin Read <zen75502@zen.co.uk> - 2017-02-04 12:50 +0100

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