BaldYeti,

I agree with some of what you say, and some of what you say, I don't...

Yes, Knoppix is great, I wouldn't go anywhere else for my Linux, given that, I have had way too many apt-get horrors, probably due to the fact that IT IS unstable/testing/stable all rolled into one, but, none the less, IT WOULD be nice to be current. This coming from someone who knows the first apt-get install /or/ apt-get upgrade _is_ going to try and mess up my system. Being on v3.3, and having a few "packages" that are "out-of-date", like KDE, the kernel, etc... to what is "currently" on the apt-get, like v3.4 - I fear the first time I loose my bearings, and don't think, I am going to scramble my system, to the point that, re-install with the new version will be the ONLY option, whereas, now, I can be happy knowing that almost every package I want to install, will cause a "major" upgrade that "will" scramble the system.

True, I have a choice: stay back in "old version" world, and not be able to use some of the newer packages that will only install with dependancies that can only be met in v3.4 - OR - I can blow away my complete system, and install v3.4 from scratch - OR - as you say, attempt, to use the dist-upgrade, and pray it doesn't FORCE me to do the second option I mentioned.

All of this would be much easier, if, as Eco2Geek suggested, a upgrade option was available from a version of Knoppix, when someone CHOOSES to have it on there hard drive. It can't be that difficult, M$ has done it for years with 3.x to Win95, from Win95 to Win98, not sure if it goes any higher, I stopped with M$ OS's in Win98 - but they do it, it can't be that hard to do the same in Knoppix, and it would save a lot of headaches for those of us who chose to install, instead of just playing with the Live CD.

Its a valid idea, and I feel it is one that has been missed in any of the versions of Knoppix...

Just my thoughts,
Ms. Cuddles