Upgrading is the process of changing a system to a different, higher/newer version. It is similar to patching or updating (and for some software, may even be as simple as applying patches or updates, but is generally more involved and more comprehensive than the process for installing patches or updates.
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Debian 8 Jessie with older Kernel - Do I have to expect problems?
I have a virtual server that I tried to upgrade from Debian 7 to Debian 8. Unfortunately, I cannot use the new kernel: it still uses version 3.2.41-042stab108.2. Everything else seems to have been upgraded correctly.
Can I just use it like that or…
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Trying to upgrade MariaDB server
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04trusty with MariaDB server 5.5.41 and would like to upgrade to version 10.
I shutdown and uninstalled 5.5.41 per instructions, ran the updates, and apt-get and got the following:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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Debian 7 upgrade to 8 precautions and advice concerning packages
With Debian 8 soon going stable I'd like to upgrade my KVM on which I run the latest Debian 7.8.
I've never done this before and would appreciate any advice about some of the steps I'm not sure about:
I use dotdeb repo for PHP 5.6.
I compiled my…
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Can't boot after intrerrupting do-release-upgrade (Mount failed for selinuxfs on /sys/fs/selinux)
From a ssh session I ran:
sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
sudo do-release-upgrade
I went to read something else and when I returned to my ssh session, it wasn't responsive. I'm presuming my router dropped the connection. I tried to ssh…
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Upgrade from SCVMM 2012 R2 Preview to SCVMM 2012 R2
I currently have Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager the R2 Preview version, 3.1.7245.0. I need to upgrade it to the actual R2, non-preview, version 3.2.7510.0.
Without uninstalling the current one, how could I complete the…
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Mysql sed error
I upgraded mysql from 5.5 to 5.6 in Debian 7 Wheezy box via apt-get command and all seems fine, but when I restart mysql, I get:
[info] Stopping MySQL Community Server 5.6.23.
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[info] MySQL Community Server 5.6.23 is stopped.
[info]…
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Redmine data migration breaks installation (Error 500)
I am trying to migrate an oldish installation:
Environment:
Redmine version 2.2.3.stable
Ruby version 1.9.3 (x86_64-linux)
Rails version 3.2.12
Environment …
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Dell server doesn't accept new memory modules
I am trying to upgrade a Dell T110 II from the 2 GB RAM that it came with (1 stick - 2GB - Samsung part number M391B5773CH0) to 8 GB using 2 x 4 GB 1333MHz memory modules (Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9). However, I cannot get these new chips to…
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Debian: unattended-upgrade does not reboot
I have basically the same problem as described in this question : unattended-upgrades does not reboot
On my Debian wheezy I installed unattended-upgrades which correctly upgrades my packages every night, but no reboot occurs when required (i've…
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Linux glibc versions 2.18 and older - vulnerability
Server: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.9 (Tikanga)
I came to know that Linux GNU C Library (glibc) versions prior to 2.18 are vulnerable to remote code execution via a vulnerability in the gethostbyname function. Exploitation of this…
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EC2 Ubuntu 12.04 refuses do-release-upgrade
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on EC2 and I want to upgrade to 14.04.
do-release-upgrade returns that there are no upgrades.
do-release-upgrade -d begins to work and then halts stating:
Calculating the changes
Could not calculate the upgrade
An…
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upgrading php 5.3.6 to 5.5 in ubuntu 12.04 LTS requires removing mysql?
I'm trying to upgrade php to latest version (5.5) my current php version is 5.3.6 bundled with ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The problem is I do not want to upgrade anything else just php but although I specifically tell apt-get the package I'm trying to…
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Add a second Exchange 2010 server to enable upgrade to SP3
One of our customers has 1 (virtual) Windows Server 2008-R2 Enterprise which is a root DC with Exchange 2010 SP1. They want to upgrade Exchange to SP3 so they can easily migrate to Office 365.
Since there is no proper backup, and according to…
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dist-upgrade from Debian 7 (wheezy) to 8 (jessie) results in 'Failed to execute operation' errors
After upgrading Debian 7 (wheezy) to 8 (jessie), any system critical action results in one of the following messages appearing:
Failed to execute operation: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 timed out
Failed to execute operation: Connection…
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Need to upgrade only rsyslog on Debian system
Just received a notice from apticron:
apticron has detected that some packages need upgrading on:
The following packages are currently pending an upgrade:
rsyslog 5.8.11-3+deb7u1
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Package Details:
Reading changelogs...
--- Changes for…
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