Re: [K12OSN] Please help me upgrade from 3.0.0

[Martin Norman Stevens <mstevens chace enfield sch uk>]

On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 00:39, Steve Wright wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 05:14, Richard Ingalls wrote:
> > Is there a way to upgrade to 3.1.2 from 3.0.0 via apt or yum?  Is this possible?  Or do I need to download the ISOs?  I've been pretty happy with 3.0.0 - very stable for me.  BUT, now I MUST have sound on the clients working and I can't make it happen in 3.0.0.  PLUS, those extra improvements are appealing to me (purging users' processes).
> > 
> > Please help me and be patient with me.  I know I've been on the list for a year and a half, but I'm a full time teacher and unpaid half time technology director.  I LOVE K12LTSP, but I'm having a hard time learning how to do all this stuff.  So, I have to post questions here ALOT!  Sorry for all the questions people.  I'm not trying to be annoying, just trying to learn.
> 
> geez, chill out about it..  sheesh..
> 
> riiteeooo..
> 
> Put simply, if you have been updating with apt-get, then you should
> actually *have* v3.1.2
> 
> If not, try running `apt-get update` - if that succeeds with no errors,
> then run `apt-get update` - which should update you to 3.1.2
> 
> simple ay..  ;-)
> 
> If apt-get is not installed, you could simply install it, and proceed as
> above.  Others may comment on *which* apt-get package to install.
> 
> 
> Be warned - any upgrade of any type has the potential to reduce your
> carefully crafted production server to a pile of smoking rubble, so
> please think about what you will do should it explode in your face.

What I tend to do is, 

apt-get update

then

apt-get dist-upgrade -u  

and answer no

then look through the packages and 

apt-get install package1 package2 

that way I can select which packages I want to upgrade, i've been
holding off installing openoffice upgrade as last time I had a nightmare
with the .files 

As usual YMMV