pmg-faq.adoc

   1 Frequently Asked Questions
   2 ==========================
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  10 NOTE: New FAQs are appended to the bottom of this section.
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  16 [qanda]
  17
  18 What distribution is {pmg} based on?::
  19
  20 {pmg} is based on https://www.debian.org[Debian GNU/Linux]
  21
  22 What license does the {pmg} project use?::
  23
  24 {pmg} code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License,
  25 version 3 (as of the 5.0 release).
  26
  27 Will {pmg} run on a 32bit processor?::
  28
  29 {pmg} works only on 64-bit CPUs (AMD or Intel). There is no plan
  30 for 32-bit platform support.
  31
  32 [[faq-support-table]]
  33 How long will my {pmg} version be supported?::
  34
  35 {pmg} versions are supported at least as long as the corresponding
  36 Debian Version is
  37 https://wiki.debian.org/DebianOldStable[oldstable]. {pmg} uses a
  38 rolling release model, and using the latest stable version is always
  39 recommended.
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  42 |===============================================================================
  43 | {pmg} Version | Debian Version      | First Release | Debian EOL | Proxmox EOL
  44 | {pmg} 8.x     | Debian 12 (Bookworm)| 2023-06       | tba        | tba
  45 | {pmg} 7.x     | Debian 11 (Bullseye)| 2021-07       | 2024-07    | 2024-07
  46 | {pmg} 6.x     | Debian 10 (Buster)  | 2019-08       | 2022-07    | 2022-07
  47 | {pmg} 5.x     | Debian 9 (Stretch)  | 2018-01       | 2020-07    | 2020-07
  48 |===============================================================================
  49
  50 NOTE: {pmg} releases before 5.0 are not listed here. As they are all EOL (End
  51 Of Life), it's highly recommended to upgrade to a newer version, if still in use.
  52
  53 [[faq-upgrade]]
  54 How can I upgrade {pmg} to the next release?::
  55
  56 Minor version upgrades, for example, upgrading from {pmg} version 5.1
  57 to 5.2, can be done just like any normal update, either through the
  58 __Node -> Updates__ panel or through the command line with:
  59 +
  60 ----
  61 apt update
  62 apt full-upgrade
  63 ----
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  65 NOTE: Always ensure that you correctly set up the
  66 xref:pmg_package_repositories[package repositories], and only continue with the
  67 actual upgrade if `apt update` did not hit any errors.
  68 +
  69 Major version upgrades, for example, going from {pmg} 5.4 to 6.0, are
  70 also supported. They must be carefully planned and tested, and should
  71 *never* be started without having an up-to-date backup ready.
  72 Although the specific upgrade steps depend on your respective setup, we
  73 provide general instructions and advice on how an upgrade should be
  74 performed:
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  76 * https://pmg.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_from_6.x_to_7.0[Upgrade from {pmg} 6.x to 7.0]
  77 * https://pmg.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_from_5.x_to_6.0[Upgrade from {pmg} 5.x to 6.0]