On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:08:32AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > anymore updates. Also, dist-upgrade is not usually needed if you are > > 'upgrading' within a version whereas 'dist-upgrade' is usally needed if > > you are moving to a differnt version (cf. stable->testing, > > stable->unstable, testing->unstable).
> It is needed if you run unstable. Occasionally it is. But people who advocate that you should always use the 'dist-upgrade' target if you use unstable should be shot. I have a simple metric... I ask unstable users if they know the difference between the 'upgrade' and 'dist-upgrade' targets. Most don't. Do you? Most of your random "package $FOO disappeared!" nonsense from cluebies can be traced directly to their being told to use 'dist-upgrade' without their also being told that 'dist-upgrade' can change the installation state of a package, while 'upgrade' cannot. -- Marc Wilson | Every time I think I know where it's at, they [EMAIL PROTECTED] | move it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
