slapt-get --dist-upgrade

[tnmarktx]

What is the difference between slapt-get --upgrade and slapt-get --dist-upgrade? What is the preferred method of updating? Is it better to just use gslapt?

[gapan]

--upgrade upgrades everything. --dist-upgrade upgrades everything and installs everything under /a as well. You usually don't want that. Not even when you're upgrading your entire system to a new major version.