On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 12:24:59AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 10:10:17PM +0000, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > > > apt-get install apt dpkg tar ( ... any others anyone?)
debconf > > apt-get dist-upgrade > > > This is redundant. Things apt depends on always get resolved and > installed first as far as I can tell. When apt can deduce this from the dependency information, you're correct. However, I personally have experienced situations where i saved myself a lot of pain by installing some bit first (apt, dpkg, debconf) rather than trying it all in one fell swoop. Things weren't irretrievably broken, but I did have to run "apt-get dist-upgrade" several times consecutively to get things sorted out. I found the former method to be more efficent. Remember, a dist-upgrade is not the same as an upgrade. In any case, apt kicks ass. A friend of mine was at a class recently and several participants were bemoaning the difficulty of keeping a redhat box secure, keeping up with patches, etc. They freaked out when he showed them apt. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Q: What's the difference between a computer salesman and a used car salesman? A: A used car salesman knows when he's lying.
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