apt-get upgrade doesn't upgrade the Kernel but dist-upgrade does

[Greg Faith]

I typically use Synaptic - Custom Filters - Upgradable Upstream

If a new Kernel is ready and has been released that method will add it to
your install
of that I am sure. I rarely use the Update Manager during testing because I
find it will
let you do partial upgrades.

Now, you have tweeked my interest on the apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
and new kernels.
I admit I thought you would get a new kernel with that method. I think I
will make
and install a Live-USB of the 20120423 Lubuntu Desktop and do some more
testing since the
new kernel is ready. I am going to try all different ways to get that
kernel... q;o)
Might even use dpkg and install all three necessary debs
(all-image-headers) to make sure that still works..

Greg



On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Steve <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:16:44 +0400
> "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi again, Michael and thanks for your reply :)
> >
> > Yes indeed, I know it's not a bug but we had a discussion (myself and
> other
> > members) on the Forum and Facebook Group of Lubuntu (
> > https://www.facebook.com/groups/lubuntu.official/) about upgrading a
> Beta
> > Version to a Stable Version but just doing:
> > sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
> >
> > I was telling them you also need to do: sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> > in order to get the latest kernel in the repositories.
> >
> > So, I'm correct about dist-upgrade :)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Michael Basse <ubuntu at alpha-unix.de>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > its not a bug its a feature. see also man apt-get
> > >
> > > upgrade will only upgrade packages if other packages are not changed
> > > because of that. When doing a kernel-upgrade, the metapackge will pull
> > > in a new package (the kernel). So another package will be changed and
> > > for that there is dist-upgrade.
> > >
> This question turns up every few months. Basically upgrade will not add or
> remove packages, dist-upgrade will.
>
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