Re: How would I get debian unstable?
On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 04:56:47PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote:
> The difference is that 'upgrade' never installs or removes packages to
> be able to install a newer version of a package you already have
> installed. That way an upgrade will never break your system by removing
> packages you actually needed. Always use upgrade and you will never be
> surprised by its results. If an upgrade needs to remove or install
> packages, you will do it consciously.
>
> Many people don't read it when apt-get/aptitude tells them what it is
> going to remove, only to complain afterwards that a dist-upgrade removed
> their favourite package.
Of course I read that line. That's the most important line to read
before answering the y/n question.
Using upgrade seems incompatible with Debian development in general. I
suppose in stable it shouldn't make any difference though.
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Len Sorensen
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