David wrote:
despite reading the docs.. i've not quite figured the difference between
apt-get upgrade
and
apt-get dist-upgrade
Can anyone enlighten me in words of one syllable?
Not in one syllable, but this is how I characterize the difference:
'apt-get upgrade' will do exactly as it is told; adding the newest version as listed in /etc/apt/sources.list, no more no less; whereas
'apt-get dist-upgrade' will do as it is told using some intelligence and initiatives like adding/upgrading of dependencies. It will even do versions' conflict resolutions to the best of its abilities.
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