Best if important stuff is backed up first and custom apt sources disabled.

  • apt update
  • apt upgrade
  • cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.orig
  • sed -i 's/stretch/buster/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
  • diff sources.list.orig sources.list to verify the change
  • To kick off the upgrade, apt update && apt upgrade
  • Finally, apt dist-upgrade
  • reboot
  • after reboot, verify with lsb_release -a