On Saturday 25 December 2004 12:45 pm, Bob Alexander wrote: <snip> > It will warn of critical bugs pending on each of the files to be > downloaded. > > Is that it ?
According to http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/apt-listbugs "apt-listbugs is a tool which retrieves bug reports from the Debian Bug Tracking System and lists them. Especially, it is intended to be invoked before each upgrade/installation by apt in order to check whether the upgrade/installation is safe. Many developers and users prefer the unstable version of Debian for its new features and packages. apt, the usual upgrade tool, can break your system by installing a buggy package. apt-listbugs lists critical bug reports from the Debian Bug Tracking System. Run it before apt to see if an upgrade or installation is known to be unsafe." I use it myself on my laptop that runs Sid, which I use for my business, to check to see if there's anything major I need to know before I upgrade anything. It runs automatically whenever I run apt-get upgrade. It's saved my butt more than once. -- ...Rob Return address is obfuscated. You can reach me via mylaptop (at) twcny dot rr dot com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
