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98cwitr
April 29th, 2010, 07:08 PM
cat /etc/issue

gives me Ubuntu 10.04 /n /l

How do I tell im I've still on beta or fully upgraded?
Ewingo401
April 29th, 2010, 07:34 PM
Open up a terminal and type in


sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

After running those commands you'll be fully updated to the release version.
98cwitr
April 29th, 2010, 07:42 PM
did the partial...everything's set...did sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and came back with 0 updates. Welcome to our New World ladies and gents :)
98cwitr
April 29th, 2010, 08:27 PM
Would still like to know what the n and l switches mean though. Anyone?
RedSquirrel
April 30th, 2010, 02:43 AM
Would still like to know what the n and l switches mean though. Anyone?

Read the man page for getty.


man gettyFrom the section, ISSUE ESCAPES:

n Insert the nodename of the machine, also known as the hostname.

l Insert the name of the current tty line.
98cwitr
April 30th, 2010, 03:28 AM
would it have said beta if I was actually still on beta?
CharlesA
April 30th, 2010, 03:35 AM
Would probably have said "development release" or some such thing.