[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 9.10 + Reliance NetConnect Broadband Modem (Huawei EC1260) + NetworkManager = Works Out Of The Box

[Ramnarayan.K]

On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
>> though Hardik also says
>> #sudo apt-get upgrade
>>
>> and now am not sure this is a good idea, apt-get upgrades tend to
>> break the system ??
>
> Since when? And which other system do you propose to upgrade packages?

who me

well i am runnin Ultimate (Ubuntu 9.10) and its happened in the past
were other folks have tried to upgrade through the software centre and
it has resulted in a broken system

Correct me if somethings wrong -

there is a difference between update and upgrade - and often upgrades
are further up on the hierarchy of  corrected software, like a newer
version whereas update is an improvement in the existing version.

So if someone has tweaked their system - overs days and months of use,
this upgrade does something that disrupts other local customizations
and may (has) even resulted in broken systems

#sudo apt-get upgrade
is a generic command for whatever repos are enabled in the first place.
which takes the system to the next level rather then the improvements
in the existing versions.

which i think is diferent from
# sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

ram