On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 09:36:19PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 08:16:20PM +0000, Patriot wrote: > > We cannot locate the EXACT, STRAIGHTFORWARD Instructions on HOW to do the > > procedure that includes the (now, apparently, separate) non-free software.
You're overthinking it. The upgrade steps for bookworm are very similar to previous upgrades. The main difference is that a *second* change is needed to sources.list. > > So, The Last Question Is: How do I perform the Full Upgrade to "bookworm" > > that INCLUDES the non-free software? > > > > Three main steps: > 1. Bring bullseye fully up to date. Read the release notes > 2. Change the /etc/apt/sources.list file and apt update ; apt upgrade > 3. Reboot. apt full-upgrade (or equivalent apt-get commands). In step 2, you change "bullseye" to "bookworm", which is the standard change that you make every time. In addition, you change "non-free" to "non-free non-free-firmware". This is the new thing for bookworm. If the only packages you use from the non-free section are firmware, you might consider dropping the "non-free" and *only* including the "non-free-firmware" section. This is a philosophical decision.
