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enkrypt3d
Tutor
Sep 01, 2019

Upgrade to Debian Strech via apt-get

Wondering if this is safe to do?   Running 6.10.1 which I believe is Debian Jessie v8 correct?   # apt-get -u dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state ...
enkrypt3d's avatar
enkrypt3d
Tutor
Sep 01, 2019

isn't 6.10.1 running apache2 already?

 

apache2 -v
Server version: Apache/2.4.25 (Debian)
Server built: 2019-02-18T19:55:40

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 01, 2019
enkrypt3d wrote:

isn't 6.10.1 running apache2 already?

Yes of course.  And your command will update it.

 

Updating apache2 isn't a minor change - some folks who've tried doing that in the past have lost access to the NAS web ui.  And that's just a small part of what you are proposing to do.

 

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