i can answer this one.

[Anthony]

dist-upgrade is for going from one major release to the next, not for
normal application/security updates.

Anthony

On 4/17/06, Richard Villa <rcvilla at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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