Re: Dist-upgrade or upgrade. Which?
On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 08:03:20AM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:
> I always use dist-upgrade but there's not a lot a choose. Upgrade
> upgrades installed packages while dist-upgrade can make more
> significant changes. Once Wheezy becomes stable the two should do
> the same thing. However, I prefer to stay in the habit of using
> dist-upgrade (or full-upgrade for aptitude).
The point is, you are *SAFER* using upgrade. Using dist-upgrade can
remove half your sysytem before you can say OMG!
I recommend that new users follow Jochen's advice.
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