Bug#264175: why should apt-get -qq update be dangerous?
On Sun, Aug 15, 2004 at 12:46:56PM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 02:54:14PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>
> > apt-get(8) says about --quiet:
> >
> > |Note that quiet level 2 implies -y, you should never use -qq without a
> > |no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT may decided
> > |to do something you did not expect.
> >
> > What would be dangerous with apt-get -qq update?
>
> That comment does not apply to the 'update' command; it's aimed at those
> which install/remove/upgrade packages.
That's what I thought. The manpage should be modified to reflect this.
Greetings
Marc
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