Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs
On Monday 04 July 2016 21:52:49 Bill Harris wrote:
> Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> writes:
> > On 04/07/16 03:23 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
> >>> The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending
> >>> packages. Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't
> >>> try this at home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude
> >>> and give it a try.
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >> I like simple. To be clear, is this the sequence you're proposing?
> >>
> >> - Now that I've deleted backports from my sources.list, run `aptitude
> >> install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
> >>
> >> - Then run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
> >>
> >> - Reboot into Jessie.
> >>
> >> The alternative seems to be
> >>
> >> - Run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
> >>
> >> - Run `aptitude install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
> >>
> >> - Reboot into Jessie.
> >>
> >> The first sounds correct, but this isn't fully a Jessie system yet, and
> >> I'd be reinstalling packages that only came with dist-upgrade.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Bill
> >
> > Not even close. I was suggesting installing aptitude then use the
> > reinstall option to reinstall the packages.
>
> I think I'm not understanding. I'll try to be clearer on my end to see
> if that helps:
>
> - I do have aptitude, so I don't have to install it. In fact, I usually
> use aptitude, but the release notes for Wheezy
>
> (https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en
>.html#upgradingpackages) suggested using apt-get for this upgrade to reduce
> the chance of problems.
>
> - I have yet to do the `apt dist-upgrade` (I downloaded all the packages
> and then quit), so I've got to do that at some time.
>
> - My question was whether I
>
> - reinstall the packages first, and then do the dist-upgrade later, or
>
> - do the dist-upgrade first, and then reinstall the packages later.
>
> - I am guessing that I should reinstall the packages first.
>
> - No matter which order I use, it sounds like I have at least two
> choices for the reinstall:
>
> - `apt-get install <package> --reinstall`
>
> Thanks; I had guessed the --reinstall would come before install.
>
> Not that it matters, but, from a bit of reading, it sounds as if
> `apt-get install <package>/wheezy` might work, too.
>
> - `aptitude reinstall <package>`
>
> Which is, in a way, cleaner, although I seem to recall cautions
> about mixing apt-get and aptitude, and this would be mixing them
> closely. (Yes, I know I'll be mixing them anyway, if I go back to
> aptitude once Wheezy is fully installed.
>
> Thanks to you and Cindy for your help.
>
> Does that clarify my remaining confusion?
>
> Bill
I would do the dist-upgrade first and clear up any mess remaining afterwards.
Lisi
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