How do I safely update a Tor relay installed on a VPS with Debian? (I don't want to lose the ID, because I'm taking part in the EFF Tor Challenge).
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If you installed it via apt you can easily update it with apt-get upgrade
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Your fingerprint shouldn't get lost during that process.
For safety reasons backup your private key file. It is in the following directory:
/var/lib/tor/keys/secret_id_key