apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade

[NoOp]

On 09/14/2010 02:17 PM, Tom H wrote:
> 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
> 

Thanks... I had it tabbed in the browser but forgot to add it as I had
to walk over to the autorepair place to fetch my poor old car :-)