Release Upgrade
A standard upgrade ensures that all packages within a major release are up-to-date, while a release upgrade upgrades from one major version to another.
However, due to technical limitations, a standard ("everyday") upgrade cannot perform the same functions as a release upgrade. The release upgrade procedure upgrades a significantly larger number of packages, often removes certain packages, and requires the user to follow additional steps as outlined in the release upgrade documentation.
Introduction[edit]
What is better? Upgrade or Image Re-Installation? See Update vs Image Re-Installation.
For the latest instructions on a release upgrade from Whonix ™ 15 to Whonix ™ 16, see here.
release-upgrade[edit]
It is very much discouraged to run the release-upgrade
command without following the release upgrade instructions for the version intended to be upgraded.