Re: Wheezy - aptitude safe-upgrade vs apt-get dist-upgrade
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Whit Hansell <skipper44@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 02/27/2012 04:26 AM, Monsieur Louk wrote:
>
>> I think you'll find every thing you need in the Debian doc:
>> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_literal_apt_get_literal_literal_apt_cache_literal_vs_literal_aptitude_literal
>>
>> Quote: The difference between "safe-upgrade"/"upgrade" and
>> "full-upgrade"/"dist-upgrade" only appears when new versions of packages
>> stand in different dependency relationships from old versions of those
>> packages. The "aptitude safe-upgrade" command does not install new packages
>> nor remove installed packages.
>
> Thanks for your reply. I had done some googling at the debian site and
> found info on the differences as you state. I have to admit I am not sure
> which is the best way to update/upgrade my system. I had read a few years
> ago that "aptitude" was the recommended way as it supposedly handles
> dependencies better so have always used it. But also "knew" about the
> statement about it not removing packages, etc. Actually I have seen it do
> some of that but they may be non-free and contrib. I don't know. I do know
> that there are "files" removed and new ones installed but then that is NOT a
> full package as in GNOME going from 2.30.x to Gnome 3.x.
>
> Appreciate the replies. Have received one comment to personal addy that
> Gnome 3 is buggy and not to use it so am going to check around and see what
> info I can find about it before I do an apt-get safe-upgrade.
Unless you use issue "aptitude safe-upgrade --no-new-installs" or have
"Aptitude::CmdLine::Safe-Upgrade::No-New-Installs" in
"/etc/apt/apt.conf", "aptitude safe-upgrade" will install new packages
to resolve dependencies.
(If GNOME 3's buggy, file a bug or bugs!)
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