upgrade to jessie, what to backup

[Tom Fowle]

Tony
thanks, I'll put all that in my up;grade thoughts file and stirr a while.
tom fowle

On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 02:12:58AM -0800, Tony Baechler wrote:
> 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!)
> >
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