You should be able to do apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. This will upgrade everything and even install any new packages in the distribution that are appropriate to your system. Lorenzo Alex Snow staggered into view and mumbled: > Hi All. > Is there a way to upgrade all packages in debian to their latest > versions? with out having to upgrade each individual package by hand. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-advice") == 0) { printf("Don't Panic!\n"); exit(42); } (Arnold Robbins in the LJ of February '95, describing RCS)