Rootserver upgrade to Debian Etch

May 2, 2008 in linux, operating systems | No comments

As of February 2008 1&1 has still only Debian Sarge (3.1) in their standard portfolio for initial installation.
But the move to Debian Etch (4.0) is quite easy. Find below the major steps:
First you need to make a complete installation of the old Debian Sarge stable 3.1 system 64-bit via your 1&1 ControlCenter link.
After first login you can check your Kernel-Version with the following command:

:/# uname -mrs
Output: Linux 2.6.20.21-071108a x86_64

Check the installed Debian Version as follows:

:/# cat /etc/debian_version
Output: 3.1

Updating from Sarge (3.1) to Etch (4.0) - I prefer aptitude nowadays to ‘apt-get’, but apt will work as well.

:/# aptitude update:
:/# aptitude dist-upgrade
:/# vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Insert the following:

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main

Then type the following commands into your terminal

:/# aptitude update
:/# aptitude dist-upgrade
:/# shutdown -r now

After successfully reboot you should configure the timezone and continue to install all the stuff you want to have on your brand new Debian Etch 64-bit Server.

:/# tzconfig
:/# aptitude install php5 apache2 mysql-server

If you found this post interesting, this might also interest you: Back and Neck Stretching Routines for Beginners.
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