[Solved] How can I update to Debian 12.2 from Debian 12?

[klairm]

So I've read that Debian 12.2 comes with security updates and I would like to have my system secure, however If I go to settings and about system it shows Debian 12, not 12.2, and after doing sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade it says everything is updated no new updates shows.

Any ideas? Or maybe is my system already updated? How would I check that?

[Hallvor]

No new updates means that you have the latest version:

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$ cat /etc/debian_version

You only need to run apt update and apt upgrade. Apt full-upgrade is the same as dist-upgrade, and that only makes sense when you have to deal with new dependencies, like upgrading from one Debian release to the next, e.g. from Debian 11 to Debian 12.

[klairm]

cat /etc/debian_version shows 12.1 but not 12.2

[None1975]

cat /etc/debian_version shows 12.1 but not 12.2

Just run:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

[Fossy]

If You have followed the usual update / upgrade procedure clearly indicated by @Hallvoir and @None 1975 your system would now normally be upgraded to the point version 12.2 without any problems .

And ask me the question whether you have actually used the command " $ cat /etc/debian_version " to find out at what " point _version " , because this is as far as I know ? the only command that indicates this really clearly .

For example , inxi -S , or any other command does not do this ?

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phil@phil-gl753vd:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 
12.2
phil@phil-gl753vd:~$ inxi -S
System:
  Host: phil-gl753vd Kernel: 6.1.0-13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
phil@phil-gl753vd:~$ 

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[klairm]

still can't get to 12.2, when I run update and upgrade it doesn't gets anything new ( as I said in first post )

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ivan@debian:~$ sudo apt update
[sudo] contraseña para ivan: 
Obj:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Obj:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Obj:3 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security InRelease
Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho
Creando árbol de dependencias... Hecho
Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho
Todos los paquetes están actualizados.
ivan@debian:~$ sudo apt upgrade
Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho
Creando árbol de dependencias... Hecho
Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho
Calculando la actualización... Hecho
0 actualizados, 0 nuevos se instalarán, 0 para eliminar y 0 no actualizados.
ivan@debian:~$ inxi -S
System:
  Host: debian Kernel: 6.1.0-12-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME
    v: 43.6 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
ivan@debian:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 
12.1

[dlu2021]

Can you share the contents of the /etc/apt/sources.list file?

[Fossy]

@klairm
No sé de dónde has sacado el tuyo, pero yo trabajo con las siguientes fuentes:
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list :

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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

prueba a experimentar una vez ?
éxito

[pbear]

Approximately how long ago did you install the system? Has it ever updated/upgraded successfully?

[klairm]

I installed Debian about less than a month ago, it has updated some packages sometimes

[Fossy]

cat /etc/debian_version shows 12.1 but not 12.2

On second thought and with all due respect , your story , to evidence to the contrary is not correct .
In my opinion , it cannot be that , if done correctly , performing the last upgrade put your system to 12.1 instead of 12.2 .
Drop mic

[pbear]

... it cannot be that , if done correctly , performing the last upgrade put your system to 12.1 instead of 12.2 .

This is obviously correct. The nub of the problem is that the last upgrade did not go through.

[pbear]

I installed Debian about less than a month ago, it has updated some packages sometimes

In English, we call this a "locked room mystery." Seemingly impossible, yet it has happened somehow.
FWIW, I can't think of a case where dpkg refused to work without giving some explanation why.

Please post the output of cat /etc/apt/sources.list (as requested by dlu2021).
Please post also the output of ls /boot.

[klairm]

this is my apt sources

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#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 12.1.0 _Bookworm_ - Official amd64 NETINST with firmware 20230722-10:48]/ bookworm main non-free-firmware

#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main non-free-firmware
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main non-free-firmware
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main non-free-firmware
# bookworm-updates, to get updates before a point release is made;
# see https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_updates_and_backports
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware

# This system was installed using small removable media
# (e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom"
# entries were disabled at the end of the installation process.
# For information about how to configure apt package sources,
# see the sources.list(5) manual.

and listing /boot :

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config-6.1.0-10-amd64  initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64  vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64
config-6.1.0-12-amd64  initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64  vmlinuz-6.1.0-12-amd64
efi                    System.map-6.1.0-10-amd64
grub                   System.map-6.1.0-12-amd64

[Fossy]

1/ Since you have Bookworm 12.1 installed and not Bookworm 12 as you misleadingly indicate, it makes sense that given your update problem cat /etc/debian_version displays version 12.1 .

2/ As for updating I would like to refer to @Hallvor 's topic ... strongly recommend that you go through it thoroughly:

viewtopic.php?p=781767&hilit=netinstall+update#p781767

4.1 Getting a functional system
Debian's main source of software is determined by sources.list. It is a configuration file determining what and from where software can be fetched. Non-free firmware should be included for your hardware when needed, so not all steps below may be necessary.

4.1.1 Sources.list
You can edit sources.list by issuing the following command:
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# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Then remove or comment out the CD-rom line with a #, if it is present:
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#deb cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 12.0.0 _Bookworm_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 with firmware 20230610-10:23] bookworm Release

My sources.list looks like this: I added contrib and non-free because some packages are not found in main or non-free-firmware.
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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

The deb-src can be commented out unless you want to build something from source. This will save data traffic.

Save and exit with Ctrl-x, and then y to confirm.

Update your sources.list and apply updates
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# apt update && apt upgrade

[pbear]

... misleadingly indicate

That's the second time you've accused the OP of lying, and you're wrong again. He (or she) didn't know how to check the system's status. Said so in the first post. Second post explained how. The OP ran the check and posted the information in the third post. All of this, of course, before your first post in the thread.

this is my apt sources

You might have mentioned you had edited the file. The installer commented out the cdrom line, but you commented out the next one, presumably in favor of the new third line. On the other hand, that change shouldn't cause this problem and, indeed, I just tested upgrading a VM (still on 12.1) using your sources.list file and it worked fine (VM now at 12.2 and has the -13 kernel).

Nothing wrong with trying the edit Fossy suggests. Copy the file before editing (sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.backup). I doubt it will make any difference though.

If no one else comes up with a bright idea, you're probably looking at reinstall. Did you do anything else related to packages besides editing /etc/apt/sources.list? Whatever it was (and there almost has to be something), you might want to pass on that next time, or do some research on how to do whatever you were trying to accomplish in a different way.

[dlu2021]

I think that the issue sounds similar to this recent thread.

The TLDR is that the file times got out of whack somehow, which stopped the updates from happening and used these commands to fix them:

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#mv /var/lib/apt/lists/ /var/lib/apt/lists-SAVE/
#apt update

[klairm]

I think that the issue sounds similar to this recent thread.

The TLDR is that the file times got out of whack somehow, which stopped the updates from happening and used these commands to fix them:

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#mv /var/lib/apt/lists/ /var/lib/apt/lists-SAVE/
#apt update

Thanks this worked, now is time to fight about the kernel module sign since I have secure boot enabled and nvidia drivers requires to sign the module to load, but I already done this before so guess is not hard.

thanks a lot!

[dlu2021]

No problem, glad to help.

Also thanks to @fabien for doing the deep dive on the original thread to figure out the issue.

[mike-w0btu]

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#mv /var/lib/apt/lists/ /var/lib/apt/lists-SAVE/
#apt update

I just tried this, and it did not work for me. I'm still on 12[.0] after running those apt commands. Anything else to try?

EDIT:
Solved! Edited /etc/sources.list and changed http to https.

cat /etc/debian_version now shows 12.2.