Re: "upgrade" vs "dist-upgrade"
On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 04:38:59AM -0500, Bob Koss wrote:
> >>>>> "Viktor" == Viktor Rosenfeld <rosenfel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> writes:
> Viktor> You are mostly correct. IIRC, if the package structure
> Viktor> changes, e.g. some packages get split up and others are
> Viktor> added, then "upgrade" won't handle that and only upgrade
> Viktor> the packages you have installed. "dist-upgrade" handles
> Viktor> this case more intelligently.
>
> Viktor> However, since the package structure in potato (stable)
> Viktor> won't change, "dist-upgrade" and "upgrade" have the same
> Viktor> effect. An "upgrade" on woody or sid might leave your
> Viktor> system broken, though.
>
> Viktor> So, if you "upgrade" to woody, better use "dist-upgrade".
>
> If I'm already tracking woody, should I be routinely using "upgrade"
> or "dist-upgrade" ?
Use dist-upgrade at least occasionally. Package structures do still
change from time to time in woody.
Or just use dselect, where there's no such distinction: you just resolve
dependency changes as they occur.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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