On 08/02/07, Rob Malpass <rob@???> wrote:
> 1) When I run the updates (as it asks me to every time I login), does this
> then mean I have the latest distrb (whatever it's called now)? Or would I
> have the latest distrib if I ran apt-get dist-upgrade?
If you are using update manager, then it depends.
6.06 will NOT update to 6.10 automatically.
This is because 6.06 is an LTS release,(LTS = Long Term Support).
You can persuade the update manager to update you from 6.06 to 6.10.
It is strongly recommended that you do not use apt-get for upgrading
between versions. Use the update manager.
Read: <
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes>
Or for 6.06 to 6.10 specifically read:
<
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades>
> 2) How do I find out the codename (or the version for that matter) of the
> distrib I have?
Technically you shouldn't need to, its supposed to be for development
purposes only. Yet its still in strategic places in the system.
A quick list can be found in the FAQ:
<
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/faq?action=show&redirect=FAQ#head-3df1e0e29bc1a807664ce156fb9fe6f09c35bfdd>
6.06 = Dapper Drake
6.10 = Edgy Eft
7.04 = Feisty Fawn
> Thanks - feeling a bit of a berk
Feeling pleased, finally a question I can sort of answer :)
Andy
