diff --git a/beaglebone.txt b/beaglebone.txt
index 7f7e77b4..11576776 100644
--- a/beaglebone.txt
+++ b/beaglebone.txt
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ To enable some newer packages add backports to the repositories.
 #+BEGIN_SRC
 echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy-backports main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
 apt-get update
+apt-get dist-upgrade
 #+END_SRC
 
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