====== How_to_Upgrade_Sarge_to_Etch_via_apt ======

====== Background Reading ======
**http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/**

====== Tips ======
Use [[screen]]

Use [[script]]

====== Configure Apt Sources ======
 vi /etc/apt/sources.list

 #Include the following:
 deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stable main
 deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main

====== Upgrade ======
 apt-get update
 apt-get dist-upgrade
 
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>if anything breaks on dist-upgrade, do:
 apt-get -f dist-upgrade

====== Possible Problems ======
Apt-get dist-upgrade may break if there are problems with some packages, including overwriting etc. In these cases, try to manually remove the package at fault. A dependant package may show, and it can be removed. Remove packages with:
 apt-get remove package
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>or to remove:
 dpkg -r package
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>or to remove and purge:
 dpkg -P package

Thats it. Keep fingers crossed and have some time to spare. Keep note of packages you remove manually.