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On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:25:24 +0100 "Ben Goodger" <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/11/07, Jonathan Roberts <jonathan.roberts.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > su -c "apt-get dist-upgrade" > > > You'd actually need to run su -c "aptitude update && aptitude > dist-upgrade". apt vs apititude is only a matter of personal preference but yes, you do need 'update' before either 'upgrade' or 'dist-upgrade'. upgrade is for day-to-day usage (e.g. via cron-apt) and it will prompt you about adding new packages as dependencies of packages being upgraded. dist-upgrade will proceed with installing the new dependencies without prompting. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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