Specifically regarding Ubuntu (n00b alert: it's all I know), especially from
5.04 to 5.10.  It's supposed to be better with 6.04.

On 2/14/06, Jim Crumley <crumley at belka.space.umn.edu> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:50:57AM -0600, Pete Daniels wrote:
> > As an aside, "apt-get dist-upgrade" is, from all I've heard, a generally
> > unreliable way to do business.  When Dapper releases in April, I'd
> > reccommend a backup of /home and a fresh install.
>
> In what context did you hear that "apt-get dist-upgrade" was
> unreliable?  Just for Ubuntu? Because my experience with Debian
> is that while there are occasional issues with upgrades, upgrades
> work very well.  As the saying goes, "Reinstalls are for Windows."
>
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