Best way to upgrade from stretch to buster{SOLVED}

[62chevy]

I did the aptitude update for buster but now I want to kill lightdm and X so I can install the kernel and headers then do a dist upgrade.

I've tried ever combination of F7 with nothing but ctrl+alt+ F8 will drop you down to a black screen with a flashing courser but won't do anything but ctrl+alt+F7 will get you back to a GUI.
I tried removing S01lightdm from rc2.d but I still get a login that gives me Mate.

I could do it from a terminal but that has always had issues in the past with X. Maybe things have changed and using a terminal is OK now but my gut says don't do it.

[craigevil]

From the dpkg bot in IRC:
Read (at least) the upgrading chapter of the <release notes> http://deb.li/JFKc . TL;DR: In /etc/apt/sources.list, change "stretch" to
"buster", remove lines like stretch-backports, debian-multimedia <dmo>, and other 3rd party repos as they are known to cause issues
then do: apt update && apt upgrade && apt full-upgrade

Why would you need to be out of X to install a new kernel?

[62chevy]

Why would you need to be out of X to install a new kernel?

I've used Debian since 2004 and back then that was the best way to go from one reliese to another. I'll take a look at your suggested reading and give that a try.

Thanks Craigevil

[arid]

What in hell's bell's are you talking about?

Nothing you posted makes any sense.

Get rid of that aptitude thing and install synaptic and it will show and allow you to change from stretch to buster as craigevil noted.

As well as install kenels to your hearts content without all that crap you posted.

Let synaptic do the thinking for you.

[62chevy]

What in hell's bell's are you talking about?

Nothing you posted makes any sense.

Get rid of that aptitude thing and install synaptic and it will show and allow you to change from stretch to buster as craigevil noted.

As well as install kenels to your hearts content without all that crap you posted.

Let synaptic do the thinking for you.

Synaptic would be one way of doing an upgrade but I already stated with apt-get upgrade as the release note suggest. after that is apt full-upgrade.

[62chevy]

Upgrade is done and no need to drop down to a consul.
did what cragevile suggested and read the release and followed what they sad to do;
# apt-get upgrade for a basic install and then;
# apt full-upgrade for the full install

Everything came off with no errors!!!!

[craigevil]

Good job! The dpkg bot in the #debian irc channels is a very smart bot.