Re: Apt-get Upgrade Problem in Stretch?
On 19-07-17, Felix Miata wrote:
> Patrick Bartek composed on 2017-07-19 10:29 (UTC-0700):
>
> > Getting no results from apt-get upgrade after a week. Can install apps,
> > etc., but get no security or stretch-update "fixes," etc. I find
> > this unusual. Did a mail list archive search for this, but didn't find
> > anything specific. Or did I miss the solution?
>
> > My Test Setup:
>
> > Stretch Stable 64-bit from net-install disk in Virtualbox 5.1 on a
> > Wheezy host. Basic terminal install (no GUI), converted to sysvinit
> > (did not do anything to systemd files. Kept as dependencies) and then
> > added xorg, openbox window manager, etc.
>
> > Thanks for any feedback.
>
> Did you miss that in Stretch apt is preferred to apt-get?
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What does it have to do with his problem? It does not matter which tool
he is using, apt-get, aptitude or apt. And apt-get is far from
obsolete/depreciated tool and is still preferred and well proven tool of
many.
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