[sf-lug] point releases & ISOs: (was: Ubuntu, GPartEd, Bad Luck with Blue Collar Linux-Help! etc.)

[Michael Paoli]

> From: "Rick Moen" <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Ubuntu, GPartEd, Bad Luck with Blue Collar  
> Linux-Help! etc.
> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:18:45 -0800

> do 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade' to sync up to the Debian
> Stable packages in debian's package repos.  The point is that this puts
> your system into exactly the same state at the end of that command,
> irrespective of whether the point release ISOs you used to install were
> 9.0, 9.1 [...] or 9.8.  It really doesn't matter which point release
> ISOs you used.

Well, pretty much.  Heck, even Debian clearly and repeatedly spells
it out with their minor upgrade point releases:
"Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version  
of Debian"
... "no need to throw away old" ... "media"
https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190216
...
https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170722
https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180623
...
https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150606
...
https://www.debian.org/News/2002/20021216

The only particular advantage of using a more current point release ISO,
is there's less to update after that - which can - at that time - save
time/bandwidth.  That's it.  No other advantages.

Same applies to *buntu, and likely many/most(/all?) other Linux distros.