BLOGROLLS
Upgrade Debian 7 to Debian 10
Debian Upgrade
Make a backup.
Check disk space
Installation
check for pinning /etc/apt/preferemces and preferences.d
adjust the apt sources
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security wheezy/updates main
deb http://archive.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
dpkg --audit
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
apt-get update
apt-get -o APT::Get::Trivial-Only=true dist-upgrade
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
check nothing is on hold
dpkg --audit
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
Upgrade to Debian 8
change apt source:
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security jessie/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main
retrieve and place public package key
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key AA8E81B4331F7F50
gpg -a --export AA8E81B4331F7F50 | apt-key add -
apt-get update
check if we can upgrade all packages
apt-get -u upgrade --assume-no
check space
apt-get -o APT::Get::Trivial-Only=true dist-upgrade
We need to upgrade in two steps
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot
check everything works and that you are now at jessie /etc/os-release
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
check nothing is on hold
dpkg --audit
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
Debian9
%s/jessie/stretch/g on apt sources
apt-get update
Add all the missing public keysL
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key ???????????????
gpg -a --export ??????????? | apt-key add -
apt-get update
check space
apt-get -o APT::Get::Trivial-Only=true dist-upgrade
apt-get upgrade
reboot
cat /etc/os-release
We should now be at stretch or debian 9
*9 introduced new network interfaces so check that the interfaces files has changed and no interfaces switched Change where needed to new naming convention *** Perl changes may break clamd and spamassasian
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt autoremove
check nothing is on hold
dpkg --audit
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
Debian 10
%s/stretch/buster/g on apt sources
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot
cat /etc/os-release
We should now be at buster or debian 10
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt autoremove
check nothing is on hold
dpkg --audit
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
if you get this:
#Determining Hosts in Zones...
#Locating Action Files...
# ERROR: Unknown Action (Drop) in DROP_DEFAULT setting /usr/share/shorewall/actions.std (EOF)
cd /etc/shorewall
and
cd /etc/shorewall6
then change in both:
ACCEPT_DEFAULT=none
DROP_DEFAULT=Drop
NFQUEUE_DEFAULT=none
QUEUE_DEFAULT=none
REJECT_DEFAULT=Reject
with this one
ACCEPT_DEFAULT="none"
BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="dropBcasts,dropNotSyn,dropInvalid"
DROP_DEFAULT="Broadcast(DROP),Multicast(DROP)"
NFQUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
QUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
REJECT_DEFAULT="Broadcast(DROP),Multicast(DROP)"
in shorewall.conf
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For any feedback or corrections, please write in to: Simon Quantrill