On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 02:06:44PM +0200, Antonio wrote:
> If you find the "apt autoremove --purge" command in the sequence of the
> commands I have indicated, you will notice that it appears three times:
>
> - in second position produces this output:
>
> $ apt autoremove --purge
^^^
> Summary:
> Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0
>
> - in seventh position it produces the same output
>
> $ apt autoremove --purge
^^^
> Summary:
> Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0
>
> but the same command, in the fifteenth position produces a different output:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> $ apt-get autoremove --purge
^^^^^^^
> 0 updated, 0 installed, 0 to be removed and 0 not updated.
>
> what has changed? I would always expect the same output...
(Lets play a game! Lets call it: Spot the difference. 😉)
As Julian already mentioned, "apt" and "apt-get" have different output.
This is intended (for compat) and not random, but yes, it can be a bit
confusing if your muscle memory lets you end up mix their use.
(Note that not only their output is different; they also have behaviour
differences e.g. "apt-get upgrade" vs "apt upgrade")
As an interactive user, its is probably best to forget apt-{get,cache,…}
exist and get used to 'apt'. If that is missing something compared to
the others feel free to report a bug so we can add it – or suggest an
alternative as sometimes that might be better approach.
Best regards
David Kalnischkies
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