Re: apt-get install apache (was "red worm amusement")

[Kenneth Pronovici <pronovic@skyjammer.com>]

> > If you're upgrading for
> > security and bug fixes, you use upgrade.

In michael's defense, take this entry from the apt-get mapage:

       dist-upgrade
              dist-upgrade, in addition to performing  the  func­
              tion  of upgrade, also intelligently handles chang­
              ing dependencies with  new  versions  of  packages;
              apt-get  has  a "smart" conflict resolution system,
              and it will attempt to upgrade the  most  important
              packages  at  the expense of less important ones if
              necessary.  The /etc/apt/sources.list file contains
              a  list of locations from which to retrieve desired
              package files.

I agree we all need to know the tools we use, and I'll be the first 
to admit that I have learning to do too, just like michael.  However,
the manpage is where I start... and when I read this, it sure seemed 
like a good idea to use dist-upgrade rather than upgrade.  Maybe I 
should have dug deeper to be sure, but...

KEN

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