update security packages

[HenSiong Tan <tan@stat.psu.edu>]

Hi!

I was wondering if someone could provide any information 
("safe" etc) regarding using "dselect" or "apt" to update 
security patches/packages.

For example in a recent announcement, there is a patch

     netstd_3.07-2hamm.1_i386.deb

under the directory /debian/dists/proposed-updates.  Now 
since I have often used dselect to update my "slink" box 
(and very occassionally apt---I have not learn to make it 
show me what are needed to update my machine ... if that 
is possible), the above nomenclature is "new" to me ... I 
am a normal user.  Would this be a problem with dselect?  
Would you recommend pointing dselect to dists/proposed-updates?

How would one use apt with this kind of update ... I think 
I would be comfortable to use apt in this case.

HenSiong

P.S.  A reliable source told me that he had tried to 
      use dselect on this before but failed.  He tried 
      apt too, but didn't get very far ... I inferred.  
      These are enough to scare me not try them out 
      myself.