If you have a new and fresh install of Dreamlinux 3.x, before any upgrade you need install dream-update package.

The proceeding is very simple.

Start making the update of the list of repository packages using the command:

sudo apt-get update

Then on terminal type:


sudo apt-get install dream-update

Go back to Terminal (or Synaptic, if you prefer) and do the system’s upgrade:

sudo apt-get upgrade

ATTENTION: Do not use apt-get dist-upgrade.

NOTE: In the case the system’s update failures because of a disconnection or a failure on providers, or for any other cause, restart
the process with sudo apt-get upgrade.

If at the end of the download and the installation of the packages still have error messages on the terminal type:

sudo apt-get -f install

This will try to solute problems of unwell installed packages or with interrupted download.

After concluded the download and the automatic updated packages installation, restart the machine to avoid any problem.

That’s it, your system is updated and keeps the same last graphic environment configurations.