Jessie to Stretch

[pawRoot]

Hi

Some time ago i decided that i want to use Stretch instead of stable, so i run Debian Jessie installer from pendrive, formated the drive, installed the system without selecting anything (like DE, system tools etc.), after installation i changed my sources.list to this:

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# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.6.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20160917-14:20]/ jessie main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.6.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20160917-14:20]/ jessie main

deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main

Then what i did:

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1. apt-get update && apt-get upgrade 
2. apt-get dist-upgrade

Then installed all necessary packages, like xorg, gnome-core etc.
Is it the correct way to do that?

I'm studying the Debian docs right now, and it says that to upgrade all is needed is to change third line.

And another question, when Stretch becomes stable, my system will upgrade and i will track next stretch release, which i want to avoid, after stretch->stable i just want to stay on stable, is it possible to do?

Thanks in advance

[eor2004]

Hi, if you want to stay with "Stable" branch and not with "Testing" you need to edit your "Sources.list" as follows:

For example, instead of this:
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main

it should be this:
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch main

"Stretch" right now is "Testing", but soon it will become the New "Stable" version of Debian, so if you leave "Testing" instead of "Stretch", you'll keep following Testing and not "Stable" hope this helps to clarify any doubts, good luck!

[pawRoot]

What i meant is that i want to receive Stretch packages until it becomes stable, once Stretch becomes stable, i want to be on stable

I'm just afraid i might start tracking next stretch release in future, and there is no option to downgrade (safe one at least)

[eor2004]

The next Debian that will become "Stable" in the future after "Stretch" will be called "Buster", and the next after "Buster" will be called "Bullseye".

Again, if you leave "Stretch" you'll be tracking "Stable", when "Buster" becomes the New "Stable" in the future after "Stretch", you'll have to change your "Sources.list" to "Buster" in order to track "Stable", hope this clarifies any confussion, cheers!

[Bulkley]

Most of us don't need those src lines. I don't even use those lines previously known as 'volatile'. I'm not sure they are even used on Testing.

[eor2004]

I think that those "src" entries are for someone interested in building a package or whatever from source, at least that's what I think it says here: https://wiki.debian.org/apt-src

[pendrachken]

What i meant is that i want to receive Stretch packages until it becomes stable, once Stretch becomes stable, i want to be on stable

I'm just afraid i might start tracking next stretch release in future, and there is no option to downgrade (safe one at least)

Then keep tracking testing until stretch is released as stable, then a few days before the release change your sources.list to track stable instead of testing and don't try to update any packages until the stable release.

Or to make it even easier so you don't have to change anything at all later, or worry about when the release is.... just change the "testing" parts of your sources.list to read the code name "stretch" like eor2004 said.

Either way will work.

[pawRoot]

Ok thanks everyone i get it now