Bug#198658: apt: [WISH] apt-get dist-upgrade without removal of packages
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
using testing (or unstable) tree of Debian I often run into a problem
upgrading my system with apt-get.
I'd like to upgrade all my installed packages even if they have changed
dependencies and require the installation of additional packages.
But I don't want apt-get to remove any of my installed packages.
Using apt-get upgrade I cannot upgrade packages which requires
installation of new packages at all.
Using apt-get dist-upgrade I can upgrade those packages too but I can't
prevent the upgrade of packages which would result in a removal
of other packages at the same time. I only can choose between allowing
both installation AND removal of packages or none of them. I can't say
allow installation but disallow removal of packages.
So I'm forced to use apt-get update first and than to check every kept
back package manually with apt-get install if it requires the removal of
other packages or not.
It would be nice to have an option allowing apt-get dist-upgrade
to upgrade all packages requiring installation of additional packages
but not to upgrade packages resulting in a removal of other packages.
Somewhat like -i / --install-only plus an appropriate config item.
Regards
Uwe
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux p3 2.4.21 #1 Sun Jun 15 03:15:21 CEST 2003 i686
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-17 The GNU stdc++ library
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