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From: Charles Hallenbeck <chuckh@hhs48.com>
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Subject: Re: routine debian upgrades, a few questions
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Another helpful thing I have found to do is to install apt-listbugs and 
apt-listchanges, which screen the packages as they are upgraded, showing 
bug reports on known bugs and the change.log files, and giving you an 
option to bail out of an upgrade before proceeding. Of course not all 
bugs are known, but at least those that are can be used to guide the 
upgrade process or limit its risk.


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