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Software & hardware support => Newbie questions => Topic started by: jojmah on May 14, 2014, 09:06:49 PM

Title: apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade
Post by: jojmah on May 14, 2014, 09:06:49 PM
Hello,



I have recently installed this fabulous distro on a Macbook 1,1. On my old machine Debian works flawlessly, it's very light on resources. My mac loves this painless experience!!!

I just had to tweak it a little bit in order to get my isight and my wireless card working.

My question is: whenever I have to upgrade, should I use upgrade or dist-upgrade? I've read than on Debian Testing it is advisable to stick with the second option, but I am afraid my system will eventually have some issues.



Once again, thank you for this distro.
Title: Re: apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade
Post by: pavroo on May 14, 2014, 09:22:20 PM
Hi jojmah.

I'm glad you enjoy Sparky.

You are right, the best way to keep Sparky up-to-date is the same as Debian "testing": dist-upgrade.

You can find some tips on our FAQ page too.
Title: Re: apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade
Post by: jojmah on May 14, 2014, 10:54:07 PM
Thanks a lot for your clarification.