sed -i 's/buster/bullseye/g' /etc/apt/sources.list find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -exec sed -i 's/buster/bullseye/g' {} \; sed -i 's|security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates|security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security|' /etc/apt/sources.list # One liner apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade --autoremove -y # OR step by step apt update apt upgrade --without-new-pkgs apt full-upgrade apt --purge autoremove