Bug#362864: apt: apt-get dist-upgrade should reject extra cmd line arguments

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net> writes:

> pryzbyj@andromeda:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sed
>
> It would be *nice* if extra "to be upgraded to the lastest possible
> version", as in apt-get install packages could be given on the
> dist-upgrade command line, but if not, then apt-get should exit
> indicating error when extra cruft is there.

How should apt-get take those extra args?

Install the latest sed no matter what the cost in removal of other
packages? Don't remove sed but possibly keep it kept back?


I usualy just do "apt-get install sed" to upgarde sed to the latest
version. Maybe you wanted to use that?

MfG
        Goswin