On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, 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...
I've always used only dist-upgrade and haven't had any problems. I figure that it's meant to do a better job if the dependencies of an installed package change. ...RickM...
