On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 03:24:16PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 2:12 AM Tixy <t...@yxit.co.uk> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2023-06-10 at 23:55 -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > > Debian's wiki says to use apt-get: > > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUpgrade. Also see > > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/uptodate.html . > > > > > > Maybe it's time for a complete refresh of those documents. > > > > Or maybe the wiki page should be deleted, or just say go RTFM, i.e. > > read the release notes for the release you want to upgrade to. > > Tixy, I checked the manual at > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/sect.apt-get.en.html > . I cannot find the requirement to run 'apt upgrade'. > > Can you provide a reference, please? > > I want to update the wiki page, but I need a citation to make the > change. Also, someone else will have to update the Debian FAQ. I'll > reach out to the webmaster once we have a reference.
There is no need to do this if you're upgrading from one stable release to the next. The only time this is needed is when you're tracking TESTING.
