sudo apt-get dist-upgrade only tries to upgrade the kernel:
│
│
│ You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version
2.6.18-6-486) │
│ This will not work unless you have configured your boot loader to
use initrd. │
│ (An initrd image is a kernel image that expects to use an INITial
Ram Disk to │
│ mount a minimal root file system into RAM and use that for
booting). │
│
│ You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version
2.6.18-6-686) │
│ This will not work unless you have configured your boot loader to
use initrd. │
│ (An initrd image is a kernel image that expects to use an INITial
Ram Disk to │
│ mount a minimal root file system into RAM and use that for booting).