source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"

sudo apt update -y
exit_on_error "problem while doing 'apt update'"

# newest magic to tell dpkg to go with existing config files and force non-interactive version.
sudo bash -c "\
  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; \
  apt dist-upgrade -y -o Dpkg::Options::=\"--force-confdef\" \
     -o Dpkg::Options::=\"--force-confold\"; \
"
exit_on_error "problem while doing 'apt dist-upgrade'"