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

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

I don't use GUI to update/upgrade my system, I just use the Terminal :)

Most of people or some of them at least don't really know what is going on
when using an GUI tool for such task. That is why I use the terminal to
understand what is going on.

After I do this:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

I do

sudo apt-get autoremove

I don't need to use Synaptic or Update Manager any more :)

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:20 AM, Greg Faith <gregfaith at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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