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[Sam Clemens <clemens.sam1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sylvester Lykkehus wrote:
> Out of curiosity from reading this thread.
>
> I have a couple of machines running, which were originally a 10.0 install.
>
> I have done 'live' upgrades of those systems, 10.0 -> 10.2 -> 10.3, and 
> plan on going -> 11.0.
>
> I haven't run into any of the problems described in this thread, or 
> perhaps I missed a point ?

All of those versions use glibc6, so there's no mid-upgrade
replacement of glibc5.

> I've used the smart package manager for all the upgrades, and my 
> procedure have been as follows:
>
> Remove all repos
> Add repo's for new version
> Do a smart upgrade --update
> Remove all packages on the system, which is not in the new repo's (get 
> rid of those packages that was available for e.g. 10.2, but not 10.3)
>
>
> Both machines function fine, and are not a mess. So, have I been lucky, 
> or would this be a safe procedure ?

You didn't have to replace glibc, so it's rather trivial.

> /Sylvester

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