RPiOS is just Debian with some extra Pi goodness. The problem is that it is released as a flashable image, which will wipe all your current data. That means you have to go with a manual update and given that they made some significant changes between Bullseye and Bookworm you are going to have to deal with them yourself. A simple "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" is not going to work. It comes down to how good are your Linux skills and how much time do you have.Thanks all. Being a Debian user on amd64 I was hoping that it would be possible.
It honestly is faster to flash a new device (uSD, USB, SSD, etc) and then just mount the old install and copy your data over. That process will work 100% of the time, is simple, gets you a fresh/clean install, and you get to keep your old media as a backup until you are happy with the new install. Even if you get the "in place" install to boot, it may well have gremlins lurking within that will come back to bite you upon subsequent updates. You also risk a non-zero chance of trashing your current install and loosing your data.
Statistics: Posted by bjtheone — Fri Mar 28, 2025 5:21 pm