[Emily]

THanks for SlickStack!

Do you recommend using “do-release-upgrade” to get on Ubuntu 24.04 from 22.04 or should I just launch a new server from scratch and migrate my files.

[Sharon]

I hate using do-release-upgrade

Very janky script and I have seen it fail many times in the past. At best, you’re left with a messy filesystem where lots of leftover cruft remains from your old LTS version and lots of random warning messages or things like that.

Definitely avoid using it if possible. It’s not difficult to spin up a new machine with the latest LTS version and your filesystem will much A LOT cleaner too 😬

[Emily]

*your filesystem will be A LOT cleaner too 😬

[Ethan]

https://askubuntu.com/questions/409555/what-does-do-release-upgrade-really-do

I list here the actions mentioned there and checked if they are actually implemented:

repository related
switch to new sources.list entries
remove unknown 3rd party repositories
possibly swap mirror (not implemented)
package related
check there are no broken packages before upgrading
update current release before upgrading (apt-get update only)
remove and install specific packages
check if {ubuntu,kubuntu,edubuntu}-desktop is installed
get rid of old kernels
have a removal-blacklist and -whitelist
remove or replace obsolete packages which existed in earlier releases
configuration related (possible in quirks: see below)
adding the default user to new groups (not done for the versions I checked)
check some config files

way too many tasks imo

[Amy]

takes only 5 min to install a new cloud server and slickstack….

[Walter]

I never knew do-release-upgrade was risky, thanks. I always thought it was normal to run that but probably I will just spin a new server in the future

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