On Sun 31 Dec 2017 at 16:26:48 +0000, Eric S Fraga wrote: > On Sunday, 31 Dec 2017 at 16:07, Brian wrote: > > On Sun 31 Dec 2017 at 15:53:14 +0000, Eric S Fraga wrote: > >> But apt-get does not? I've only started using apt instead of apt-cache > >> and apt-get recently so I'm not up to speed on the differences. > > > > /usr/share/doc/apt/NEWS.Debian.gz. > > Thanks. Confusing to have two different outcomes from very similar > commands but so be it!
Indeed; especially if you are coming from apt-get. But, if you think about it, do users want to keep all the debs they have downloaded? In some circumstances on some machines I know I do, but, on the whole, updating and upgrading is without regard to future problems. Anyway, snapshot.debian.org is at hand. I'm moved to suggest that apt rather than apt-get is the recommended utility to be advised in debian-user. Fewer keystrokes. :) -- Brian.
