On Mon, 2021-08-16 at 11:47 +0200, David Kalnischkies wrote: > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 12:59:31AM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote: > > BTW: the usrmerge package has been in the archive for 6 years now. > > /usr/bin/apt exists for 8 years now and the release notes advice using > it in every section. So, how come people are still typing apt-get > interactively to upgrade? > > Is perhaps pure existence not enough, do I need to provide an upgrade > path as simple as possible as well? > > At least apt is installed on every system in existence automatically, > you don't have to go out of your way to install it manually, so that > transition seems painless and even removes 4 keystrokes in comparison! > > > What is your transition plan from unmerged to merged? > > > That is the simple question of this sub-thread and so far Simon told me > how he plans it. As you have worked on yours for years now I would be > happy if you could point to/tell me yours as I could only find "you have > to do it manually" so far. Surely you came up with something a lot > better after all those years. > > > Best regards > > David Kalnischkies > > P.S.: For the avoidance of doubt: apt-get is of course going nowhere, > but that cuts both ways: It isn't changing as your fingers hate change – > so e.g. no new interactive questions fingers aren't trained to answer… Why would it have to be manual? Ubuntu made the usrmerge package recommended by ubuntu-minimal in 21.04, which means all installations that were not already switched (ie, installations older than 19.04) were converted by default, unless manual action was taken to avoid it. IIRC the plan is to move from recommends to depends by next year, to ensure any last remaining manual opt-out is moved along as well. https://packages.ubuntu.com/hirsute/ubuntu-minimal https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usrmerge/+bug/1906671 -- Kind regards, Luca Boccassi
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