Ubuntu 9.10 repeated dialogue: "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode"

[Steve]

On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:53:01 -0000, Leonard Chatagnier  
<lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Mark C. Miller wrote:
>> On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:13:47 +0000, Paul Richards wrote:
>>
>>
>>>   I keep
>>> up to date by regularly running "aptitude update&&  aptitude
>>> dist-upgrade".
>>>
>> This reminded me to ask ...
>>
>> is this any different than waiting for the update manager to alert you  
>> to
>> available updates? (Running Ubuntu 9.10)
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Yep, your cli commands will pick up whatever is new on the mirrors while
> using update manager or any gui will check periodically to see what's
> new.  I use the cli quite ofter when notifications show nothing and find
> upgrades available all the time.   Why do you use dist-upgrade; I always
> use safe-upgrade(recommended).  Dist-upgrade will upgrade to the next
> release when one is available and you might not want that since Karmic
> is the latest and greatest-:o)
> Len
>


 From the man-page:

upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages currently  
installed on the system

dist-upgrade, in addition to performing the function of upgrade, also  
intelligently handles changing dependencies with new versions of packages


-- 
Steve