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How do I update Debian Jessie repository sources?
OK, I've seen other posts about issues with installing apps. What I've seen hasn't helped me. Here is what I see when I do an apt update: root@Pro2A:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org...
Hi
Because Jessie is oldoldstable now Debian won’t renew the expired signing keys. It is possible to ignore signing keys but that’s a different risk that I wouldn’t attempt personally. The other option is to try Jessie updates here
deb http://security.debian.org/debian/ jessie/updates main non-free contrib
Which will only have some of the packages needed where deemed required for security or use stretch here
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
To get the needed packages but then remove again to make sure you don’t upgrade via stretch which will likely brick the device and need a factory reset.
Because Jessie is oldoldstable now Debian won’t renew the expired signing keys. It is possible to ignore signing keys but that’s a different risk that I wouldn’t attempt personally. The other option is to try Jessie updates here
deb http://security.debian.org/debian/ jessie/updates main non-free contrib
Which will only have some of the packages needed where deemed required for security or use stretch here
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
To get the needed packages but then remove again to make sure you don’t upgrade via stretch which will likely brick the device and need a factory reset.
Another user has written a post on creating a local repository: Here-is-how-I-created-a-local-repository-easily. The image files he talks about are available here: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/8.11.1/ . Make sure you get the image for your NAS architecture (amd64 or armel). I've not done it yet, myself.
- Has anyone managed anything newer than Jessie on the x86 hardware? Or another os entirely as long as it still gets ssh, docker and raid 5?
Google will find you some who have, though the articles are a bit old. Doing it on a unit with a video port is certainly much easier than one that does not. The console output (5 or 3.3V level RS-232 protocol) can be used, but takes extra effort and hardware.
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