Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Hi all... > > A few days ago I downgraded my Debian installation from Sid to Stable by > changing, in /etc/apt/sources list, all occurrences of `unstable' to `stable' > in: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main > deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main > > # non-free > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > and then doing > > # aptitude update > # aptitude install dpkg apt aptitude > # aptitude full-upgrade > > But still, at log in in tty console, there is: > > Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid lennovo tty1 > > How come?
hello, this is rarely supported fully in many packages (hard enough to just insure a forward upgrade path for all the versions possible). i don't recommend this because you may need to purge and reinstall every package and there may still be odd things left-over (configuration changes, data for users, caches, logs, etc.). this is why it is usually a much better idea to set up a different partition or USB stick or something to load it on and then you can move data/files/whatever over as you need it and then eventually you can wipe the old partition. best to make complete backups of everything first. songbird
