Should I add this Repo?

Mario Vukelic mario.vukelic at dantian.org
Sun Oct 26 12:29:39 UTC 2008


On Sun, 2008-10-26 at 13:58 +0200, Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hey Mario,
> 
> I tried to run an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' from console - it did
> nothing...
> How do I upgrade to 8.10?

"apt-get dist-upgrade" does not upgrade the distribution. It is somewhat
confusingly named. See the apt-get manpage for what it actually does.

Upgrading instructions for 8.10 are here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IntrepidUpgrades

> Or mor importantly - Should I?

This topic has been covered extensively in all aspects on the list
during the last weeks. Please peruse the October list archives:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2008-October/thread.html





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