i can answer this one.

[Richard Villa]

dang.  ding dang.  i use it every couple of weeks to
see what's new.  maybe kubuntu is different?  i was
hoping to answer a question?

--- Anthony <aboynes at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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