Re: aptitude and multiple distros
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 06:30, Steve Lamb wrote:
> On 28 May 2003 06:07:40 -0500
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > With apt-get, I can do:
> > # apt-get -u -t testing install foobar
> > # apt-get -u -t unstable install snafu
>
> > How do I do the same in aptitude from the command line?
>
> -t is shared between the two. -u isn't needed since aptitude always shows
> you changes before making them. So:
>
> aptitude -t testing install foobar
> aptitude -t unstable install snafu
>
> At least that is what I get from reading 'aptitude help' and 'man
> apt-get'.
Are you running v0.2.12-3 from sid? I ask this, because, unless
I'm totally blind, the v0.2.11.1-3 from sarge doesn't mention
those options.
And I knew that about "-u", since the aptitude man page says that
that option does something completely different in aptitude.
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