Re: no xorg

[Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz>]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 07:12:54PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jul 2013, Chris Bannister wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 08:19:49AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > > Just remember when updating to use dist-upgrade instead of regular
> > > upgrade to have the most current files installed instead of just the
> > > "fixes" for old installed files.
> > 
> > As discussed on this list in the past, that can get you into trouble!
> > 
> > The recommended procedure is to upgrade first, THEN dist-upgrade, BUT
> > ONLY IF you are satisfied with what is going to be removed and
> > replaced.
> > 
> > IOW, answer no to the dist-upgrade question if you are not happy with
> > what it is going to do your system.
> 
> All this is common sense, a commodity that's not all that common
> anymore. Never update/upgrade  via cron.  I always check before
> pressing Enter even with Stable and plain old upgrade.

I was referring to your statement:
"Just remember when updating to use dist-upgrade instead of regular
upgrade ..." which is not the recommended practice.

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