Installing linux/154/en
From Gender and Tech Resources
Recommendations for upgrading
- If you are new to linux, use the Software Center.
- Use apt-get for big upgrades, for example a dist-upgrade from one stable to the next, because it will find relatively good solutions quickly, while aptitude will likely find several convoluted solutions (or none at all).
- For regular upgrades in unstable or testing versions of a debian-based distribution, use aptitude: aptitude safe-upgrade can keep temporarily broken packages on hold while still installing new packages and you can tweak operations dynamically.