Re: Problem using "dpkg -i"
On Tue, 16 Jan 2018, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 16 Jan 2018 at 18:52:51 +0100, deloptes wrote:
>
> > Curt wrote:
> >
> > > Obsolated: portmanteau of deprecated and obsolete?
> > >
> > > I thought it was merely not recommended for upgrades.
> > >
> >
> > might be we check to see what is official statement on that
>
> Section 4.4 of the Release Notes is probably as official as it gets:
>
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes.en.txt
>
> Should aptitude users really be bothered?
>
I don't know, but it's an old topic.
https://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser#Which_is_the_best_package_manager.3F
>From debian reference, with a link to a ten yr old bug.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html
I looked up "obsolated" and it does seem to be used in a few links on the
web. I didn't find it in the dictionary. From what I saw it is used as a
verb, sort of like consolated, or agitated.
$ aptitude why-not obsolated
E: No package named "obsolated" exists.
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