Re: Bug#888202: stretch->buster: reminder that kernel should be >= 3.2 before upgrade

Hi Justin,

On 18-02-2019 21:43, Justin B Rye wrote:
> The wording could be better.  I would suggest
> 
>          Starting with <systemitem role="source">glibc</systemitem> 2.26, Linux
>          kernel 3.2 or later is required. The preinst for <systemitem
>          role="package">libc6</systemitem> performs a check, and if this fails
>          then to avoid completely breaking the system it will abort the package
>          installation, which will leave the upgrade unfinished. If the system
>          is running a kernel older than 3.2, please update it before starting
>          the distribution upgrade.

I had to read the second sentence multiple times. I think it is too
long, or missing two commas. How about:

The preinst for <systemitem role="package">libc6</systemitem> performs a
check, and if this fails then, to avoid completely breaking the system,
it will abort the package installation, which will leave the upgrade
unfinished.

or

To avoid completely breaking the system, the preinst for <systemitem
role="package">libc6</systemitem> performs a check. If this fails, it
will abort the package installation, which will leave the upgrade
unfinished.

Paul

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