upgrade to jessie, what to backup

[Tony Baechler]

Hi,

First, honestly, the upgrade isn't too bad.  On my desktop system, I had a 
big mess of Lenny, Squeeze, Wheezy and testing packages.  I eventually got 
them all upgraded to Jessie without too much trouble.  It's really not as 
bad as it looks.  Remember that the release notes are written for all 
environments, including servers.

If you only want to upgrade the kernel, you can do that separately without 
upgrading the rest of the system.  Just upgrade the linux-image metapackage 
to the kernel shipped in Jessie and leave the rest of the system alone.  If 
you want the latest bleeding edge kernel, upgrade to the kernel in testing, 
currently 4.2.  You can even download and install the kernel package 
manually if you want.  If you're really scared to add anything from Jessie, 
you can download the Ubuntu kernel packages.  The tar command I gave you 
definitely works as I've used it on a server before.  Make sure to cd to / 
first.  Although not strictly necessary, I find it easier to make a system 
backup from the root directory (/).

Finally, I do offer a paid support service and I would be happy to do the 
upgrade for you.  I don't wish to clutter the list with advertising, so feel 
free to write off list if this interests you.  I would need ssh access to 
your machine and I would need root privileges.

On 11/5/2015 6:58 PM, Tom Fowle wrote:
> tony,
> thanks for all this. Looking at the upgrade documentation leaves me
> thoroughly  intimmidated. My major reason for upgrading was to get beyond
> the current kernel crash that happens a couple 3 times a week.  However with
> my lack of experience, I'd be pretty sure trying the upgrade would be a
> bigger mess.
> I'll re-evaluate the situation from time too time especially if/when they
> stop supporting jessie, and see what happens.
> Thanks again.
> Tom Fowle (official wimp!)
>