upgrade from 4.2 to 5.10 via apt-get

[facciofinta]

Hi, is it possible to update a Sparky 4.2 rolling edition to a Sparky 5.10 stable one without reinstalling?
It would be great!

[pavroo]

Hi
It is, try this:
https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-4-transition/

[facciofinta]

Good, I'll risk!

If you would like to upgrade Sparky 4 to Sparky 5 – it is possible, but I recommend to make fresh Sparky 5 installation.
By the way, if you decide to make such upgrade, do:
1. Change Debian repos from 'stretch' to 'buster' or keep 'stable' at the /etc/apt/sources.list
2. Temporary change Sparky repos from 'oldstable' to 'stable' at the /etc/apt/sources.d/sparky-oldstable.list if your system uses Sparky 'oldstable' repos already, and refresh package list:
sudo apt update
3. Install the latest version of 'sparky5-apt' package which has to remove 'sparky4-apt':
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sparky-apt sparky5-apt
4. Then upgrade the system:
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
If any problem:
sudo apt install -f

But can you send me a source.list ?
My it's old and I've changed often it, so that I can not remember how the original sparkylinux one was!

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# Repository principale
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
# Aggiornamenti di sicurezza
# deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ testing/updates non-free contrib main 
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ testing/updates non-free contrib main 
# Aggiornamenti raccomandati (ex-volatile)
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main contrib non-free
# Backports
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-backports main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-backports main contrib non-free
# Multimedia
deb http://mirror3.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/deb-multimedia/ testing main
deb-src http://mirror3.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/deb-multimedia/ testing main

[facciofinta]

Hi,
someone can send me a clean source.list ?

My it's old and I've changed often it, so that I can not remember how the original sparkylinux one was!

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# Repository principale
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
# Aggiornamenti di sicurezza
# deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ testing/updates non-free contrib main
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ testing/updates non-free contrib main
# Aggiornamenti raccomandati (ex-volatile)
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main contrib non-free
# Backports
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-backports main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-backports main contrib non-free
# Multimedia
deb http://mirror3.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/deb-multimedia/ testing main
deb-src http://mirror3.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/deb-multimedia/ testing main

[paxmark1]

As I just posted elsewhere.  what do you want, what do you need at this point in time. Stability or semi-cutting edge.    Posting the output of "inxi -r" would be helpful

And  more important, have you upgraded of full-upgraded  (dist-upgrade) recently.   If so you just might be in Testing.  There is no easy way to go back to stable. 

A quick look is that you have a Debian testing system with deb-multimedia added on.  No Sparky sources noted.  That would be in the /sources.list.d directory.  Why I ask for output of "inxi -r"

Having backports in testing is not going to accomplish much.

https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/repository

[pavroo]

Created new wiki pages which direct you to make such upgrade, including new Debian & Sparky repos:
https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/upgrade_higher_release

[facciofinta]

thanks!

[facciofinta]

Finally I prefered to make a new installation! also I've not teted it.
thanks