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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: upgrade from etch to lenny fails

The error message is: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_2.30_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/add-shell', which is also in package passwd How can I solve this problem? I'm doing aptitude…
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What exactly is the difference between update-manager -d and normal apt-get?

The official recommendation of Ubuntu is to use sudo do-release-upgrade to do an online upgrade from one version to the next. Historically many of my Debianite friends and myself have simply altered apt's sources.list and run apt-get dist-upgrade.…
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Server 2012 R2 in place upgrade to server 2016 or 2019 error after first reboot

I'm trying to do in place upgrade from server 2012 R2 to server 2016 or 2019. After installation part and after first restart I get error The installation failed in the FIRST_BOOT phase with an error durin BOOT operation after I click Close…
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PosgreSQL upgrade from 9.6 to 11.6 is failing with source cluster not shutdown properly

While trying to upgrade from 9.6 to 11.6 it is failing with this below error: su - postgres -c '/usr/pgsql-11/bin/pg_upgrade -d /opt/collabnet/teamforge/var/pgsql/9.6/data -D /opt/collabnet/teamforge/var/pgsql/11/data -b /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin -B…
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Changing architecture while upgrading (ubuntu 16lts)?

I wonder if there is a way to change architecture (from 32 to 64bits), even upgrading (or not) from 16.04lts to 18.04lts ? I've looked at do-release-upgrade and other options, but I saw nothing about architecture. Is it at least possible ? Rm *
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Can I schedule UpdateClusterInternal in GKE?

This upgrade policy from GCP is too aggressive for me, I only use 1 node pool with 1 single node. When the upgrade happens, my system is entirely down. Is there a way to: Disable automatic upgrade? or Schedule the upgrade to the exact date/time?…
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Reset colors and theming to defaults after Windows Server upgrade

For reasons too long to discuss here, we have upgraded a Windows Server 2012 VM to Windows Server 2019. We hardly ever do this, but the upgrade actually went well. However, one thing a few folks noticed is that, when a new user logs in, the color…
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In-place upgrade of VM running 2008 R2

I'm following a Microsoft upgrade scenario to perform an in-place upgrade on a VM running Server 2008 R2. I'm trying to upgrade to Server 2012 R2. The document limitations show that "Windows Servers configured to “Boot from VHD” cannot be upgraded…
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How do I make unattended-upgrades email me every time it runs?

How do I get unattended-upgrades to email me every time it runs, even if there are no packages that need updating? When there are upgrades they are applied and I am emailed, so the configuration is at least partially right. System details and…
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Unable to upgrade edition of Windows Server 2016 (Standard -> DataCenter)

I am trying to upgrade my Windows server 2016 from Standard to DataCenter using the command dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:MY-WORKING-MSDN-KEY /AcceptEula . Unfortunatelly it ends with error 14081. In the dism.log I have…
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Install or Upgrade to PHP 7.2 from 7.0 on Debian 9

I am trying to install or upgrade whatever suits best from PHP 7.0 to 7.2. I'm facing below while running sudo apt-get update. Would appreciate if someone could let me know how to proceed with this. Reading package lists... Done …
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I upgraded to Ubuntu Bionic on our server but it asks me to upgrade to Xenial?

Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-15-generic x86_64) * Meltdown, Spectre and Ubuntu: What are the attack vectors, how the fixes work, and everything else you need to know - https://ubu.one/u2Know * Canonical Livepatch is…
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Access denied for all users after MariaDb upgrade

I discovered this morning that MariaDb had been removed from my server in the process of upgrading from FreeBSD 10.3 to 11.1. After getting the database engine reinstalled, and resolving the problems with my.cnf incompatibility, I finally got…
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salt pkg.upgrade misses some updates

If I execute apt upgrade several packages will be found: # apt upgrade The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-headers-4.4.0-109 linux-headers-4.4.0-109-generic linux-image-4.4.0-109-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-109-generic The…
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Windows Server Essentials 2016 to Standard upgrade

We installed Server Essentials 2016. Essentials requires the server to be DC. We don't use the domain, we only use it as a file server. Can we do an in-place update to Server Standard R2 and not use a domain at all?
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