On Mon, May 01, 2006 at 02:09:34PM +0200, Kai Olsen wrote: > > > >I run etch on my laptop system, and I usually do a dist-upgrade each > >weekend to keep up to date. > > > > Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't a dist-upgrade some kind of > overkill if you've already got etch installed? A normal update/upgrade > seems to be adequate...
A normal upgrade will often work, but testing is a moving target, with packages being added and renamed and dependencies being changed, so a dist-upgrade is sometimes necessary to get a full upgrade. Once etch becomes 'stable', a dist-upgrade should rarely be necessary. -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Hint #1: You can report a bug in a package with the 'reportbug' command, which is available in the reportbug package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
