Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > I have a fairly old (just coming up to 4 years) BBB running Debian 7 > > which I have kept up to date with security fixes etc. > > > > It's used to monitor various things on my boat and runs headless with > > remote ssh access to manage it. Just about all of the monitoring code > > is written in Python and lives in my home directory on the BBB. > > root over ssh is now disabled by default, so remember to ssh in as "debian".. > OK.
> > Debian Wheezy is only supported until May 2018 so I need to move to a > > newer version. Will I hit any significant issues if I go straight > > from Debian 7 (Wheezy) to Debian 9 (Stretch)? > > > > I intend to simply get the latest Stretch image on microSD and put > > that in the BBB (having copied software from the Wheezy of course) and > > then install my existing Python code onto that. I'll be doing it > > 'locally' (i.e. I'll be on the boat) so swapping microSD cards will be > > easy enough and I can hit the power and reset buttons as needed. > > Debian 9, still has Python 2.7.x available. > > Debian "10/Buster" "might" drop Python 2.7.x, and only have 3.x available. > I think I've written all my Python code to work in Python 3, it won't be a big issue to fix anyway. > > Presumably I can use the Stretch IoT (non-GUI) image as I don't need a > > GUI on my BBB. > > As long as you aren't doing anything with "overlays" in the old Debian > 7 wheezy image, it should be an easy transition.. > > Just ping us if you run into any issues. (and keep a spare microSD > with your old image. ;) ) > Thanks Robert. -- Chris Green ยท -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/9844ke-eg6.ln1%40esprimo.zbmc.eu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
