Re: "upgrade" versus "update".
On Friday 06 March 2015 16:53:33 peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> I get that "dist-upgrade" is the replacement of a distribution
> by the subsequent distribution.
No, this is wrong. It will only upgrade to the next version if you change
your sources list to make it do so. It will just completely upgrade to be as
up to date as possible on the version in your sources list.
> Replacement of wheezy by jessie
> for example.
No - see above.
> What is meant by "upgrade"? In many places it
> appears to be synonymous with update.
Again, no. Update in Debian is to get your database of packages and available
upgrades/patches to packages up to date. Upgrade is to install said updates.
> For example, googling "site:debian.org update upgrade" yields,
> https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades
> "Running unattended-upgrades:
> Its[sic] purpose is to keep the computer current with the latest security
> (and other) updates automatically."
Yes. Updates exist, and you can add them to your database. Upgrade installs
them. If they are in your database.
NOTE .rpm distributions are different.
Lisi
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