After reading about a problem on this forum last night with Full Upgrade I used Sparky Aptus to Update the Package List and then chose Safe Upgrade and rebooted. Everything works perfectly so far and is noticeably faster.
This is what I did when the time came:
Configuration file '/etc/skel/.bashrc'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : start a shell to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.
*** .bashrc (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
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I chose D
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--- /etc/skel/.bashrc 2012-07-12 19:17:18.000000000 -0500
+++ /etc/skel/.bashrc.dpkg-new 2015-01-28 10:59:44.000000000 -0600
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
- xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
+ xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
#alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
fi
+# colored GCC warnings and errors
+#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+
# some more ls aliases
#alias ll='ls -l'
#alias la='ls -A'
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Then N
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I then rebooted and the Debian 8 login screen appeared.
Good job, Pavroo. The Safe Upgrade was safe and worked perfectly.
And thanks Galen for the warning.