Re: Apt-get vs Aptitude vs Apt
On Friday, August 7, 2020, Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 13:31:53 -0400
> Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> wrote:
>> So, all other things being equal, which is currently considered to be
>> the best at dependency resolution?
>
> 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?
BTW, I keep using apt-get for everything. Should I expect any kind of problems?
Thanks a lot.
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