i can answer this one.

[Richard Villa]

i use kubuntu, a debian based distro.  this should
work:

apt-get dist-upgrade.

let me know if it works.
rich



--- Michael <bmike101 at cox.net> wrote:

> do you 'apt-get upgrade' to update a debian system?
> 
> On Monday 17 April 2006 17:46, Michael wrote:
> > On Tuesday 11 April 2006 21:52, Darrin Chandler
> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 08:00:33PM -0700,
> Michael wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday 11 April 2006 17:51, Darrin
> Chandler wrote:
> > > > >  you don't
> > > > > really care if the scripts kiddies know
> > > >
> > > > I thought only windows users worried about
> script kiddies.  Wait....
> > > > Java is cross-platform so I suppose. But the
> inner workings of *nix
> > > > aren't the same.... I am confused!
> >
> >  If you keep up with updates you shouldn't have
> much worry. But there are
> >  plenty who would/will try to get into a Linux
> box. They look for open
> >  services that may have an unpatched
> vulnerability. It happens on Linux,
> >  too! The difference with Linux is that usually
> nobody hides it, and the
> >  fix gets out quicker. None of that will help you
> if you don't update
> >  your system.
> >
> >
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