apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade
NoOp
glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Tue Sep 14 17:41:06 UTC 2010
On 09/13/2010 09:56 PM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> Hi
>
> What exactly apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade do and when
> should we use it.
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man8/apt-get.8.html
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto
Note: The comments in the last regarding 'apt-get dist-upgrade' are only
partially correct; the command will perform an upgrade to a newer
version only if the appropriate files (/etc/apt/sources.list), contains
references to a newer release package.
Also see:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man5/apt_preferences.5.html
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man5/sources.list.5.html
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man5/apt.conf.5.html
<http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man8/update-manager.8.html>
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