On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 01:25:42PM -0500, Hall Stevenson wrote:
> > I've some doubts about apt-get behaivor...
> > I did a "normal" installation of potato some months
> > ago...from time to time I'll was install another packages
> > that I didn't installl at first installation...so I don't know if
> > when I do an apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade it
> > review only the packages installed at first time or if it
> > review the other packages that I's been installed since
> > months ago.
>
> I'm not sure exactly what "apt-get dist-upgrade" does... as far as what
> packages is will install. I do know that "apt-get upgrade" only updates
> packages that you *currently* have installed.
>
> I've done an installation and hopefully have the packages that I need
> and use often enough. I've also went through and removed packages that I
> don't need. Now, I keep those installed ones up-to-date with the
> "upgrade" option. I'm afraid that "dist-upgrade" will add some packages
> back that someone else thinks I need...
>
According to the apt-get man page. dist-upgrade performs the same
function of "upgrade" -
upgrade is used to install the newest versions of
all packages currently installed on the system...
In addition to the function "upgrade" "dist-upgrade" will -
...will attempt to upgrade the most important packages
at the expense of less important ones if necessary.
It looks like a "dist-upgrade" might change a few packages from your
original configuration if dependencies don't work out. It shouldn't add
anything in terms of programs that you don't have already.
hth,
kent
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