topic title: upgrade anti-x distros general
Posts: 1
vriaeros
Joined: 06 Feb 2016
#1
Greetings.
I have a question. I read that when debian base changes every 2-3 year a new anti-x fresh install should be done.

Is it neccessary? Why can someone change the etc/apt/sources.list adding the new repos instead formating and reinstall the

entire os again?

It would be better.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2
It depends. On whether you are running stable or testing. Even then. All things are possible. Depending on a users skill set.

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inxi -Fxr
example mine

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harry@biker:~
$ inxi -Fxr
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 4.2.1-antix.2-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   System: IBM product: 2529E1U v: ThinkPad Z60m
           Mobo: IBM model: 2529E1U
           Bios: IBM v: 77ET64WW (1.24 ) date: 02/27/2007
CPU:       Single core Intel Celeron M (-UP-) cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (nx pae sse sse2) bmips: 2793 speed: 1396 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x800@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.2.1-antix.2-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
           driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:16:36:1e:8b:66
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network Connection
           driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq bus-ID: 14:02.0
           IF: eth1 state: up mac: 00:13:ce:b5:a4:40
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (7.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS545032A7 size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 7.6G used: 4.0G (56%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: /home size: 68G used: 9.6G (15%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0C mobo: 50.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A fan-1: 2774
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
           deb http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie jessie main nosystemd
           Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
           deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
           deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
           deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
Info:      Processes: 110 Uptime: 1:48 Memory: 422.0/2010.1MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.31
posted will help you in this thread so members can see what you are running. When getting the forbidden when trying to post the above readout.
Remove all instances of / in front of etc in the readout like I did to show mine.

Edit: ahhh. I see you are hip on the etc forum bug already. Cool Beans. __{{emoticon}}__
Posts: 72
cwilliams
Joined: 16 Aug 2013
#3
Last summer I did an install on a spare machine.
Installed stable , changed all the repos to testing and dist-upgraded.
Worked pretty well , not much drama.
Then I thought it might be fun to go back to stable.
Changed all repos to stable and the fun began.
Going backward is NOT for the faint hearted.
I got it done , but would have been about 10 hours quicker to do a fresh install.
I would think you could run stable for a few years without much trouble at all.
I tried it , and probably won't try it again (going backwards).
Colin
Posts: 667
jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#4
cwilliams wrote:...Going backward is NOT for the faint hearted.
I got it done , but would have been about 10 hours quicker to do a fresh install.
...
Colin
I see you found out the hard way. Going with testing may be fun, but trying to go back to stable is a PITA. I always advise to do a fresh install when you want to attempt this, as you found out.

There are times when it is better to just flow with the tide rather than try to fight it.