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		mhitza on March 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Immutable Linux distributions > This sort of thing happens a lot. The best that can be done is putting the changes into a document for you to read, understand, and then make decisions. A distro that has a simulate upgrade command, which generates a report on all these incompatibilties, would be one way.

b112 on March 31, 2023 [–]

Debian has a very complete upgrade doc, with gotchas, and workarounds.

It should be read completely, if you maintain a lot of boxes...

(It isn't the same as you want, but it absolutely does take "the unknown* away.)

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