Re: use of apt-get upgrade...

[ktb <x.y.f@home.com>]

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 02:52:47PM -0500, Hall Stevenson wrote:
> > > I'm not sure exactly what "apt-get dist-upgrade" does...
> > > as far as what packages is will install. I do know that
> > > "apt-get upgrade" only updates packages that you
> > > *currently* have installed.
> > >
> > > I've done an installation and hopefully have the
> > > packages that I need and use often enough. I've also
> > > went through and removed packages that I don't need.
> > > Now, I keep those installed ones up-to-date with the
> > > "upgrade" option. I'm afraid that "dist-upgrade" will add
> > > some packages back that someone else thinks I need...
> > >
> >
> > In addition to the function "upgrade" "dist-upgrade" will -
> >     ...will attempt to upgrade the most important packages
> >     at the expense of less important ones if necessary.
> >
> > It looks like a "dist-upgrade" might change a few packages
> > from your original configuration if dependencies don't work
> > out.  It shouldn't add anything in terms of programs that
> > you don't have already.
> 
> apt-get upgrade handles dependencies too, except that it asks you first
> ;-)
> 
> You mention that dist-upgrade "will attempt to upgrade the most
> important packages". Who decides if they're important ?? Or, is it
> stored somewhere from when you first installed Debian that you did
> install "A" or install "B" ??
> 
> Still curious...

I don't know who makes those decisions.  I would assume a group of
people involved in maintaining and developing apt.  I was quoting from
the "apt-get" manpage.  Take a look there.
kent

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