Re: Strange application menus (File, Edit…) behaviour since last update
On 2023-03-09 15:34:05 -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >> > AFAIK, "apt full-upgrade" is for stable to the next stable,
> >> > not for testing and unstable (one typically resolves conflicts
> >> > interactively).
> >>
> >> Interesting. I don't use `apt` but "full-upgrade" is what I've been
> >> using with testing for the last 20 years, first with `apt-get` then with
> >> `aptitude`.
> >
> > It's just a tad riskier -- you allow apt to change versions and
> > potentially remove packages. If you keep a small cross section
> > you won't get hit often :)
>
> I always review the set of removed packages, indeed (tho when that set
> is large, it's easy to miss something). Note that this same problem
> occurs for users of `stable` when moving from one release to the
> next, tho, with the caveat that in this case the set is always large
> (arguably too large to review).
For stable, this is generally safer: removed packages are normally
obsolete packages. For unstable or testing, the cause may be a
temporary problem, and important packages may be removed.
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