# Stable debian repository

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/stable-debian-repository/1662>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Created:** [July 16, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/stable-debian-repository/1662 "2016-07-16T17:00:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 28, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/stable-debian-repository/1662/73 "2019-10-28T16:36:26Z")

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> [@bestouff](#):
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> How will the update from a stretch+NC15 install go ? Will I have to just do `s/stretch/buster/g /etc/apt/sources.list` then the `apt dist-upgrade` dance ?

Please be aware there may be some caveats, certainly the **change of ethernet interface names** and how to **manually migrate your database** to e.g., mariadb-server-10.3, from an older version after the dist-upgrade has happened. The below may also suite you, I hope.

> [@Debian 9 PHP version too old for Nextcloud 16](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/debian-9-php-version-too-old-for-nextcloud-16/53973/38):
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> Nowadays Debian 10 is [stable release](https://www.debian.org/releases/) and Debian 9 became oldstable. Certainly, [Debian 10.1 Buster](https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/) provides everything out of the box to meet the [Nextcloud server installation requirements](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/16/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html). 🛡
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> […]
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> Have a look at [https://www.debian.org/](https://www.debian.org/)
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> Please be aware of the [Unattended Upgrades](https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades) to keep the computer current with the latest security (and other) updates automatically. ⚙
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> […] Please note for a lasting time the consecutive updates and several migration to quite a bunch of machines (iron and/or VM) [from Debian 8](https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/amd64/release-notes/) and [Debian 9 to the recent Debian 10](https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/) gave one no true hassle ever, if I may.
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> Hope this helps. 😃

Ref the a.m. documentation including but not limited to the below in particular:

- [EN - Debian 10 (buster) - Chapter 4. Upgrades from Debian 9 (stretch)](https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html)
- [DE - Debian 10 (Buster) - Kapitel 4. Upgrade von Debian 9 (Stretch)](https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.de.html)
- [FR - Debian 10 (Buster) - Chapitre 4. Mises à niveau depuis Debian 9 (Stretch)](https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.fr.html)
- [RU - Debian 10 (buster) - Глава 4. Обновление с Debian 9 (stretch)](https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.ru.html)

or any other language available to the docs which would suite you more.

Furthermore, please consider an upgrade to PHP 7.3 as this may be advisable for NC 16 long time support.

Happy hacking. 👍

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