apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade

[Tom H]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:41 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 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

You forgot:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man8/do-release-upgrade.8.html