Re: apt-get upgrade conflicts

[Joris Huizer <jorishuizer@planet.nl>]

Adam Funk wrote:
> On Friday 02 July 2004 17:50, Thomas Adam wrote:
>
>
> > --- Wolfgang Pfeiffer <roto@gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Adam
> >
> > > > !root! /home/adam # apt-get upgrade
> >
> > dist-upgrade should be used here.
>
>
> In what circumstances is 'upgrade' more appropriate than 'dist-upgrade'?

  apt-get upgrade
Will upgrade every package that can be upgraded without removing 
installed packages or installing new packages

  apt-get dist-upgrade
Will upgrade every package that can be upgraded, and does necessary 
fixing for dependencies (removing installed packages or installing new 
packages)

In most cases, you just use dist-upgrade; If you do a huge upgrade, like 
woody>sarge or sarge>sid, then it might be smarter to first do the 
"safe" part (apt-get upgrade) and then the harder part (apt-get 
dist-upgrade)
I read somewhere apt-get is not the recommended way for this but it 
worked fine for me last time I tried ;)

HTH,

Joris