Feature Request - Add apt-get dist-upgrade

[MarcusCaepio]

Please add the feature to install patches, which are normally installed with apt-get dist-upgrade. It is necessary, for example, for Kernel Updates. Also information about CVEs would be nice.

Thank you

[hchac]

We would have to figure out how to show a dist-upgrade on the UI.

dist-upgrade's are no longer just regular updates, it may include new installations and may uninstall packages as well. With this comes the potential of breaking a users computer due to dependencies no longer existing.

[MarcusCaepio]

Understood. But I think it should be possible..... maybe show the dist-upgrades in a new section as "Dist-Upgrades". For example, fixing the CVE 2014-0196 needs the dist-upgrade to fix the Kernel bug. So when I use vFense for managing, of course I want to know which Server have to be patched and which not, recommended of the installed Kernel.
Is it possible to show the installed Kernels in the vFense overview or in the agents section? (uname -a)