# Update - when to panic?

**URL:** <https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/update-when-to-panic/2608>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 11, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/update-when-to-panic/2608 "2023-06-11T14:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![dgj](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@dgj](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/dgj)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/update-when-to-panic/2608/18 "2023-06-13T12:28:25Z")

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I am at step (2) but now it is asking me about config files, and I do not want to make the wrong choice and break my setup.

Any suggestions for what to do when it asks:

```auto
Configuration file X
 ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
 ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
   What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
    Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O : keep your currently-installed version
      D : show the differences between the versions
      Z : start a shell to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.

```

Note that I ran `sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get dist-upgrade` and did not expect to be asked about config files.

Edited to add: I see I already asked about the “noninteractive” option here: [Unattended-upgrades vs. DEBIAN\_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get upgrade vs. apt-get upgrade -y](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unattended-upgrades-vs-debian-frontend-noninteractive-apt-get-upgrade-vs-apt-get-upgrade-y/602)

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