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Question about Debian on OpenVZ - upgrading from ver 5 to 6 then 7.
I know it would be easier to just do an install of Debian 7 but my host has Debian 6 at beta (for new VPS setups, but not available on reinstall) and it's not everywhere. There is no ETA on 6 being OK for deployment, and 7 would be to much of a stretch, if Debian 6 is still in beta.
I've read a couple of guides and tested the process on a test VPS. The process works as stated. I can get to Debian 6 then to Debian 7, but the kernel stays the same.
What are the pitfalls of updating/upgrading a Debian install (on OpenVZ) from Debian 5 to 6, then to 7.
Any input would be appreciated.
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The only problem i remember when upgrading from debian 6 to debian 7 was that the old syslog package is no longer available, there is a new one instead of it, which uses a different config file. So if you have custom syslog config, you will have to do it again in the new config file on debian 7.