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

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Steve wrote:
> 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
>
>
>    
I don't question that dist-upgrade will perform the function of 
safe-upgrade(preferred)  but just upgrade
will do the same with an info message about safe-upgrade.  I do question 
that dist-upgrade will more
intelligently handle changing dependencies with new versions of packages 
as safe-upgrade does the same
for me anyway.  Aptitude is noted for handling dependencies better than 
apt-get and is why I use it mostly.
I haven't read the manual(aptitude or apt-get) thoroughly, just look up 
commands a few times.  But I'm pretty
sure that safe-upgrade will handle depends just fine and it will also 
start installing a new version when one
is available if you don't prevent it from doing so.  If I'm wrong I'll 
stand corrected when proven so.