On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:17:02 Kale Worsley wrote: > Do 'major' distros have an update mechanism > like Windows Update? For example, I have some Ubuntu 6.06 LTS LiveCD's, If > I install Ubuntu on my computer, will I be able to automatically update to > version 6.10 without having to reinstall and/or download the new iso?
Using Ubuntu as an example, 6.06 has an update mechanism like Windows update. There is a GUI for it or you can do it the traditional way with aptitude/apt-get from the command line. Upgrading from 6.06 to 6.10 is kind of like upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista (although not quite as large in this particular case) so will possibly cause some breakage. hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz New Zealand's VoIP Supplier
