Re: Release notes
Justin B Rye wrote:
> Still it seems nobody's interested. Would it help if I was more
> specific? The chapter on upgrading has:
[...]
> Patch attached.
Going back to the aptitude non-olfactory mode nonsense, here's a patch
for that. Unfortunately this and the previous one interfere with one
another; this patch-based workflow really isn't well suited to
proofreading.
I'm standardising on "full-console mode", given that nobody has
suggested anything better. If you were about to object that the name
isn't appropriate when you're in an X session, bear in mind that we've
already advised people not to run a dist-upgrade that way.
This patch also tweaks section 2.1.3:
The preferred program for interactive package management from a
terminal is _aptitude_. For a non-interactive command line interface
for package management, it is recommended to use _apt-get_. [...]
Obviously, if I say "apt-get purge dbus", it won't perform that action
"non-interactively", it'll ask "Do you want to continue [Y/n]?" - it's
just that it won't use a persistent textual UI. I'm rephrasing it as:
The preferred program for interacting with the package database from
a terminal is _aptitude_. For individual package management actions,
it is recommended to use _apt-get_ on the command line. [...]
(I am of course taking it for granted we still trust apt-get more than
aptitude for dist-upgrades.)
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
Index: whats-new.dbk
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--- whats-new.dbk (revision 9644)
+++ whats-new.dbk (working copy)
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@
<section id="pkgmgmt">
<title>Package management</title>
<para>
-The preferred program for interactive package management from a terminal is
-<command>aptitude</command>. For a non-interactive command line interface
-for package management, it is recommended to use <command>apt-get</command>.
+The preferred program for interaction with the package database from a terminal is
+<command>aptitude</command>. For individual package management actions, it is
+recommended to use <command>apt-get</command> on the command line.
<command>apt-get</command> is also the preferred tool for upgrades
between major releases.
If you are still using <command>dselect</command>, you should switch to
Index: upgrading.dbk
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--- upgrading.dbk (revision 9644)
+++ upgrading.dbk (working copy)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
linkend="old-sources"/>.
</para>
<para>
-To perform this review, launch <command>aptitude</command> in <quote>visual mode</quote> and
+To perform this review, launch <command>aptitude</command> in full-console mode and
press <keycap>g</keycap> (<quote>Go</quote>). If it shows any actions, you should review them and either fix
them or implement the suggested actions. If no actions are suggested you will
be presented with a message saying <quote>No packages are scheduled to be installed,
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
that occupy the most space. You can also use
<command>deborphan</command> or <command>debfoster</command> to find obsolete
packages (see <xref linkend="obsolete"/> ). Alternatively you can start
-<command>aptitude</command> in <quote>visual mode</quote> and find obsolete packages under
+<command>aptitude</command> in full-console mode and find obsolete packages under
<quote>Obsolete and Locally Created Packages</quote>.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
<para>
You can list packages that take up most of the disk space with
<systemitem role="package">aptitude</systemitem>. Start
-<command>aptitude</command> in <quote>visual mode</quote>,
+<command>aptitude</command> in full-console mode,
select <menuchoice><guimenu>Views</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Flat Package
List</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, press <keycap>l</keycap> and enter
<literal>~i</literal>, press <keycap>S</keycap> and enter
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