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+The DistUpgrade.cfg format is based on the python ConfigParser.
+
+It supports the following sections:
+
+[View] - controls the output
+
+[Distro] - global distribution specfic options
+BaseMetaPkgs:
+ the basic meta-pkgs that must be installed (ubuntu-base usually)
+MetaPkgs:
+ packages that define a "desktop" (e.g. ubuntu-desktop)
+PostUpgrade{Install,Remove,Purge}:
+ action right after the upgrade was calculated in the cache (marking
+ happens *before* the cache.commit())
+ForcedObsoletes:
+ Obsolete packages that the user is asked about after the upgrade (marking
+ happens *after* the cache.commit())
+
+[$meta-pkg]
+KeyDependencies:
+ Dependencies that are considered "key" dependencies of the meta-pkg to
+ detect if it was installed but later removed by the user
+PostUpgrade{Install,Remove,Purge}:
+ s.above
+ForcedObsoletes:
+ s.above
+
+[Files] - file specific stuff
+
+[Sources] - how to rewrite the sources.list
+
+[Network] - network specific options \ No newline at end of file