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 ==== 1.2. Inform users in advance ==== ==== 1.2. Inform users in advance ====
  
- Who and How should be informed 
 ==== 1.3. Prepare for downtime on services ==== ==== 1.3. Prepare for downtime on services ====
  
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   # dpkg --get-selections | grep 'hold$'   # dpkg --get-selections | grep 'hold$'
  
- To remove a hold on a package: + To remove a hold on a package: echo package_name install | dpkg --set-selections
-  echo package_name install | dpkg --set-selections+
  
 ==== 2.4. Remove proposed-updates section if present in /etc/apt/sources.list ==== ==== 2.4. Remove proposed-updates section if present in /etc/apt/sources.list ====
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-==== 3.1. Update current installation ==== +3.1. Update current installation 
- +            # sudo apt update 
-  # sudo apt update +3.2. Upgrade current installation 
- +            # sudo apt upgrade 
-==== 3.2. Upgrade current installation ==== +3.3. Check functionality 
- +            Verify all services required of current host is functioning correctly 
-  # sudo apt upgrade +3.4. Upgrade current distribution 
- +            # sudo apt dist-upgrade 
-==== 3.3. Check functionality ==== +3.5. Check functionality 
- +            see 3.3 above
- Verify all services required of current host is functioning correctly +
- +
-==== 3.4. Upgrade current distribution ==== +
- +
-  # sudo apt dist-upgrade +
- +
-==== 3.5. Check functionality ==== +
- +
- see 3.3 above+
  
 ===== 4. Preparing sources for APT ===== ===== 4. Preparing sources for APT =====
  
  
-==== 4.1. Adding APT Internet sources ==== +4.1. Adding APT Internet sources 
- +            # sudo sed -i 's/CURRENT_RELEASE/TARGET_RELEASE/g' /etc/apt/sources.list 
-  # sudo sed -i 's/CURRENT_RELEASE/TARGET_RELEASE/g' /etc/apt/sources.list +            # sudo sed -i 's/CURRENT_RELEASE/TARGET_RELEASE/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* 
-  # sudo sed -i 's/CURRENT_RELEASE/TARGET_RELEASE/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* +4.2. Adding APT sources for a local mirror 
- +            Only required for special in-house software 
-==== 4.2. Adding APT sources for a local mirror ==== +4.3. Adding APT sources from optical media 
- +            Only required for special 3rd party delivered software
- Only required for special in-house software +
- +
-==== 4.3. Adding APT sources from optical media ==== +
- +
- Only required for special 3rd party delivered software+
  
 ===== 5. Upgrading packages ===== ===== 5. Upgrading packages =====
  
  
- Ensure all partition mountpoints are mounted read-write+    Ensure all partition mountpoints are mounted read-write 
 +        # mount -o remount,rw /mountpoint
  
-  # mount -o remount,rw /mountpoint +5.1. Recording the session 
- +            # script -t 2>~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASEstep.time -a ~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASEstep.script 
-==== 5.1. Recording the session ==== +         To replay session use scriptreplay 
- +            # scriptreplay ~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASE.time ~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASE.script 
-  # script -t 2>~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASEstep.time -a ~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASEstep.script +5.2. Updating the package list 
- +            # apt-get update 
- To replay session use scriptreplay +5.3. Make sure you have sufficient space for the upgrade 
-  # scriptreplay ~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASE.time ~/upgrade-TARGET_RELEASE.script +            # apt-get -o APT::Get::Trivial-Only=true dist-upgrade 
- +5.4. Minimal system upgrade 
-==== 5.2. Updating the package list ==== +            # apt-get upgrade 
- +5.5. Check functionality 
-  # apt-get update +            See 3.3 above 
- +5.6. Upgrading the system 
-==== 5.3. Make sure you have sufficient space for the upgrade ==== +            # apt-get dist-upgrade 
- +5.7. Check functionality 
-  # apt-get -o APT::Get::Trivial-Only=true dist-upgrade +            See 3.3 above
- +
-==== 5.4. Minimal system upgrade ==== +
- +
-  # apt-get upgrade +
- +
-==== 5.5. Check functionality ==== +
- +
- See 3.3 above +
- +
-==== 5.6. Upgrading the system ==== +
- +
-  # apt-get dist-upgrade +
- +
-==== 5.7. Check functionality ==== +
- +
- See 3.3 above+
  
 ===== 6. Possible issues during upgrade ===== ===== 6. Possible issues during upgrade =====
  
  
-==== 6.1. Dist-upgrade fails with “Could not perform immediate configuration” ==== +6.1. Dist-upgrade fails with “Could not perform immediate configuration” 
- +            # apt-get dist-upgrade -o APT::Immediate-Configure=0 
-  # apt-get dist-upgrade -o APT::Immediate-Configure=0 +6.2. Expected removals 
- +6.3. Conflicts or Pre-Depends loops 
-==== 6.2. Expected removals ==== +            use -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1 with apt-get 
- +         or 
-==== 6.3. Conflicts or Pre-Depends loops ==== +            # dpkg --remove package_name 
- +        or 
- use -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1 with apt-get +            # apt-get -f install 
- or +            # dpkg --configure --pending 
-  # dpkg --remove package_name +        or 
- or +            # dpkg --install /path/to/package_name.deb 
-  # apt-get -f install +6.4. File conflicts 
-  # dpkg --configure --pending +            # dpkg -r --force-depends package_name 
- or +6.5. Configuration changes 
-  # dpkg --install /path/to/package_name.deb +            Usually answer "YES" to files in /etc/init.d directory or /etc/manpath.config 
- +6.6. Change of session to console 
-==== 6.4. File conflicts ==== +            Ctrl+Alt+F1 should recover the terminal window
- +
-  # dpkg -r --force-depends package_name +
- +
-==== 6.5. Configuration changes ==== +
- +
- Usually answer "YES" to files in /etc/init.d directory or /etc/manpath.config +
- +
-==== 6.6. Change of session to console ==== +
- +
- Ctrl+Alt+F1 should recover the terminal window+
  
 ===== 7. Upgrading kernel and related packages ===== ===== 7. Upgrading kernel and related packages =====
  
  
-==== 7.1. Install any needed kernel metapackage ==== +7.1. Install any needed kernel metapackage 
- +            Check for meta package 
- Check for meta package +                # dpkg -l "linux-image*" | grep ^ii | grep -i meta 
- +            if none are installed check which ones are available 
-  # dpkg -l "linux-image*" | grep ^ii | grep -i meta +                # apt-cache search linux-image- | grep -i meta | grep -v transition 
- +            select correct one based on value returned by running "uname -r" eg. kernel “2.6.32-5-amd64” 
- if none are installed check which ones are available +                # apt-cache show linux-image-amd64
- +
-  # apt-cache search linux-image- | grep -i meta | grep -v transition +
- +
- select correct one based on value returned by running "uname -r" eg. kernel “2.6.32-5-amd64” +
- +
-  # apt-cache show linux-image-amd64+
  
 ===== 8. Preparing for the next release ===== ===== 8. Preparing for the next release =====
  
  
-==== 8.1. Purging removed packages ==== +8.1. Purging removed packages 
- +            Remove redundant or obsolete packages. see 5.3 above 
- Remove redundant or obsolete packages. see 5.3 above +            get list of removed packages 
- +                # dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ { print $2 }' 
- get list of removed packages +            remove using 
- +                # apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ { print $2 }') 
-  # dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ { print $2 }' +            or use 
- +                # aptitude search '~c' 
- remove using +                # aptitude purge '~c'
- +
-  # apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ { print $2 }') +
- +
- or use +
- +
-  # aptitude search '~c' +
-  # aptitude purge '~c'+
  
 ===== 9. Obsolete packages ===== ===== 9. Obsolete packages =====
  
  
-==== 9.1. Dummy packages ==== +9.1. Dummy packages
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