Re: Which tool for upgrade in commandline?
On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 09:03:02PM +0200, Hans wrote:
> Dear list,
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> This is somehow rather irritating!
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> So, my question is: Which one is recommended, when updating and upgrading is
> used in a script, so that it causes as little as possible pain?
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apt-get is potentially the most basic. Aptitude resolves dependencies
differently and sometimes more effectively. Apt as such I don't use (even
though I named the whole idea :) )
apt-get normally "just works" which is why it is recommended for upgrading
between Debian major releases.
> It means: When the script is not eecuted daily, but let us say, every two
> weeks, and we have lots of packages.
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There is something about the number of packages installed at once and
interdependencies - maybe run whichever more often. Installing 20 packages
at a time may be easier than installing 80 packages at once, for example.
> At the moment I am using aptitude, this works great in short periods, but
> after al longer time, it crashes, because some dependencies could not resolve.
>
> Independent of my personal use: Which one is recommended?
>
Whichever one works for you ... there is no definitive answer.
> Thanks for reading. Short answer will be ok.
ok - the short answer you already predicted :)
>
> Best
>
> Hans
>
All the very best, as ever,
Andy
(amacater@debian.org)
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