Re: [gNewSense-users] Started with Gnewsense 2.2 -> Upgrading to Gnewsense 2.3

[Karl Goetz]

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On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:25:16 -1000
Tor at Shared Genius <address@hidden> wrote:

> Thomas Wawra wrote:
> > Dear friends of gnewsense,
> > 
> > I started with gnewsense 2.2 and all I can say I am a really
> > enthusiastic user right now of gnewsense 2.2.
> > 
> > Now I want to upgrade to gnewsense 2.3 but I dont want to just
> > overwrite my current installation.
> > 
> > How does upgrading work?

All your packages will be updated to include any security fixes
applied. Some new packages (eg, gnote) will be installed as part of the
upgrade.

> Short answer:
> 
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

`sudo apt-get dist-upgrade` would be preferable to `sudo
apt-get upgrade`.

> Longer answer:
> 
> 2.3 is simply the third point release, to include the upgraded
> packages in the default install, mostly to reduce the download time
> to update the system after install.

And to change the default package selection.
kk


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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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