Re: Why can ubuntu dist upgrade dist from within an X session?
On Sunday 19 May 2013 16:11:56 Πρεκατές Αλέξανδρος wrote:
> In release notes it says:
>
> "You should not upgrade using telnet, rlogin, rsh, or from an X session
> managed by xdm, gdm or kdm etc. on the machine you are upgrading. That is
> because each of those services may well be terminated during the upgrade,
> which can result in an inaccessible system that is only half-upgraded. Use
> of the GNOME application update-manager is strongly discouraged for
> upgrades to new releases, as this tool relies on the desktop session
> remaining active. "|
>
> So i wonder why can ubuntu dist upgrade dist from within an X session?
What has what Ubuntu does got to do with Debian?
Ubuntu seems to be deliberately moving away from the CLI and towards the GUI.
Debian is not.
Lisi
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