linux-apt-dist-upgrade /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free apt update apt install -sf apt keep-all apt dist-upgrade of course you can also just browse: http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ or http://http.us.debian.org/debian and see what they have e.g. etch, lenny=stable, squeeze=testing for next major release, sid=unstable, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidux