debian upgrade from sarge (3.1) to etch (4.0)

[jmcnaught]

Hi,

I just got my VPS set up. I requested Debian and got Sarge (I had assumed we'd be getting Etch which is the latest stable release and came out 6 months ago).

This is my first VPS, so I thought I should ask before messing things up. Can I upgrade to Etch myself using apt? Are there any special steps I need to take?

Thanks.


Jeremy McNaughton

[JPC-Masood]

Please open a ticket to have your vps re-setup on Etch (4.0)

[jmcnaught]

I can't just do it myself then with apt? I was just worried about what would happen when apt tries to upgrade the kernel, because of the way Virtuozzo guests use the host's kernel. I read elsewhere that Virtuozzo will just ignore the new kernel, but I thought I should check first. I'd rather do it myself if I can.

[JPC-Masood]

If you have the time to play, sure go ahead. But since Virtuozzo supports etch out of the box, why not try it? It may save you lots of disk space.

[jmcnaught]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot. If it fries I'll open a ticket to have the OS reinstalled as Etch.

Cheers.