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Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA

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On 10/07/2018 08:52 AM, Reco wrote:
> 	Hi.
> 
> On Sun, Oct 07, 2018 at 08:14:05AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> It was recommended that I update to Buster.
>> I started with Debian 9.1.0 installed from purchased DVD1.
>> [MATE desktop]
>> I edited sources.list to access online repository.
>> I then followed the instructions at
>> [linuxconfig.org/how-to-upgrade-debian-9-stretch-to-debian-10-buster]
>> as it had everything conveniently shown.
> 
> That guide misses so crucial details and so barebone that it even feels
> wrong.
> I mean, there's the obligatory "backup your system first"?

*ROFL* I am a graduate of School of Hard Knocks, Slow Learner division.
I have a system on a flash drive backup.
I have TWO copies of my /home partition.

> Where's the warning like "do *NOT* upgrade your system from X session
> (VNC included)"?
> And last, but not least, "if you do it via ssh, using screen(1) or
> tmux(1) is a must. Or get yourself iLO/ILOM/BMC".
> 
> But it seems that you've figured out last part already, isn't it ;)?
> 
> 
>> Everything appeared to go normally up to a point well into the actual downloading of the Buster packages.
> 
> That's harmless by itself, unless apt gone further and started
> installing the packages.
> 
> 
>> I temporarily lost my internet connection. After reconnecting apt-get
>> gave an error message suggesting I use "--fix-missing" IIRC.
> 
> Which seems to be the above case.
> 
> 
>> It appeared to work and boot correctly.
> 
> They call Debian "The Universal OS". The part of this universality (sp?)
> is Debian's ability to provide you with bootable system even after
> numerous deliberate attempts to break it.
> Failed upgrade (and it's most likely failed) is one of those cases.
> 
> In short, a bootable system proves nothing by itself.
> 
> 
>> However Gparted no longer appears in the System->Administration menu although Synaptic shows it as installed. I blindly chose to tell
>> Synaptic to reinstall it.
> 
> If synaptic worked for you, it's likely that not everything's lost, and
> the upgrade process can be completed.
> 
> 
>> I installed stretch to another partition which I'm using now.
>> Is the Buster install repairable?
> 
> Depends. I'd start with chrooting into this "another partition" and
> doing like something like this:

I've never used chroot - I wasn't clear on what happened on current 
system and what went on in the system chrooted to.

Are you saying to boot the "Buster" system and chroot into the known 
good Stretch system?

> 
> dpkg --configure -a
> apt update
> apt upgrade -s
> 
> Just to estimate the damage.
> 
> Reco

Will follow up this afternoon.
Thanks.

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Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-07 15:20 +0200
  Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-07 16:00 +0200
    Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-07 16:20 +0200
      Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-07 16:30 +0200
        Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-08 15:50 +0200
          Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-08 17:50 +0200
            Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-08 22:30 +0200
              Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-08 22:50 +0200
            Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-09 17:20 +0200
              Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-09 18:30 +0200
      Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-10-07 17:10 +0200
  Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-07 16:40 +0200
    Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-07 20:30 +0200
      Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-10-07 20:50 +0200
        Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2018-10-07 21:20 +0200
          Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-10-07 22:00 +0200
          Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-10-07 23:10 +0200
      Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2018-10-07 21:40 +0200
        Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-07 22:00 +0200
          Re: Problem updating to Buster - gparted effectively MIA Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-08 00:00 +0200

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