On Thursday 09 February 2017 17:51:00 GiaThnYgeia wrote: > Lisi Reisz: > > So let's start at the beginning. > > OK > > > What exactly does your sources.list currently say? > > (/etc/apt/sources.list) Please copy and paste it. > > I deleted the headers ##### ... > > deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing main > deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main
Right, so if you wish to remain on Stretch, which I think you do, replace the word testing with the name stretch in all 4 of those lines. Then update - however you do that in Synaptic. Then carry on as normal. I would do: # aptitude update # aptitude full-upgrade if I were changing testing to Stretch right now. And I should do it relatively soon, or at the moment Stretch becomes Stable you will find yourself effectively on Sid!!! Then you can change to bullseye when it suits you. I personally never use the names stable, testing, unstable. I prefer codenames. I want more control!! > > You wish, I think, to go to/remain on Stretch? But you refer to being on > > Debian 7 which is Wheezy? Are you talking about two different computers? > > Yes I used the 7 (wheezy) as an example later on, this one started life > at 8.3 LXDE Amd64 The only mistake I think I made when I wrote the > question, which may have confused some, was that I replaced main with > testing instead of saying jessie to testing. No, it was much more confusing than that!! > > Please, some clarity if you want help. > > A while back I read somewhere to go from stable to testing I replace > jessie with testing in the repos lines and I did and it worked. > > The Debian 7 pc stayed this way, I used it as an example that if I had > switched it to testing on wheezy would I be in stretch now? And I > assume the answer would be yes unless I again misunderstand how it works. Yes - but only if you had done it stage by stage. If you do it now you will have a mess on your hands!! (Wheezy to Stretch bypassing Jessie.) I think however that you have now basically understood. > Thanks, Se parakalw. I hope this is now OK. Lisi > Katrin
