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March 16, 2006
apt-get dist-upgrade?
On the laptop where I write this entry, I used apt-get dist-upgrade (or did I do that in Synaptic?) to move from Ubuntu 6.04 Flight CD 4 to Flight CD 5. This system would be awful to use in real production. The problem is not the stability or the bugs. It works fine and I haven't run into any bugs. The problem is the volume of updates. Over 100 megabytes this morning. Another 100 megabytes this evening if I had the energy to get the updates.
But should I do apt-get dist-upgrade on the PC where we have all our stuff? I know some of the apps have been dropped, and some have changed.
Matt did the same sort of thing with yum the other day and found he had to redo his network configuration afterward. That's all he found immediately, but I didn't ask him what he found next.
Sometimes we think of Solaris as being a bit stodgy, but at least you can upgrade most of the time without fear that your whole configuration will be hosed.
Posted by Mark at March 16, 2006 09:44 PM
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"apt-get" and "dist-upgrade" : I thought those might have something to do with running (aptitude and distance)--too bad.
Posted by: Andy at March 19, 2006 06:11 AM