Hi,

I would, ideally, like to run a distribution upgrade that doesn't end in a complete reboot of the machine (owing to an irritation in my hardware that requires a period of disconnection from the power supply before my SSD can be detected).

What would be the procedure for doing this from a desktop environment?

I would image:

1. dist-upgrade
2. shutdown all graphical services
3. restart X

I'd appreciate any advice (particularly on the exact procedure for step 2, if this correct). NB. I'm using KSplice for in-memory kernel patching, so the kernel is already dealt with.

Many thanks,

Martin