* 2020-08-07 20:04:24-03, riveravaldez wrote: > On Friday, August 7, 2020, Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote: >> I believe it is still aptitude. >> >> However, the length of time it takes increases sharply with number of >> packages to be upgraded. If you have more than a hundred or so, (not >> unusual on unstable) it may take a very long time. It is usually not >> the method recommended for upgrading Debian stable to the next >> version. > > What is the recommended method? When upgrading Debian stable to the next stable version always read the release notes and follow its guide for upgrading. Use the tools and commands recommended there. The recommended tools and upgrade procedure have changed in the past and can change in the future so the only good answer is to read the notes every time. https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ For normal security upgrades and package installations user can choose any tool. The difference is that apt-get and other apt-* tools are more low level and stable to use in scripts. Obviously it can be used interactively too. Apt and Aptitude are meant for interactive use. -- /// Teemu Likonen - .-.. http://www.iki.fi/tlikonen/ // OpenPGP: 4E1055DC84E9DFF613D78557719D69D324539450
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