On 2018-01-16, Michael Lange <klappn...@freenet.de> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:52:51 +0100 > deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Curt wrote: >> > >> > I thought it was merely not recommended for upgrades. >> > >> >> might be we check to see what is official statement on that > > Maybe Curt refers to the following from > https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#upgradingpackages > > "The recommended way to upgrade from previous Debian releases is to use > the package management tool apt-get. In previous releases, aptitude was > recommended for this purpose, but recent versions of apt-get provide > equivalent functionality and also have proven to more consistently give > the desired upgrade results. "
I was indeed; beyond that caveat above, I'm unaware of any obsolatation (yeah, I made that word up) of aptitude. > Regards > > Michael > > > .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. > > It would be illogical to kill without reason. > -- Spock, "Journey to Babel", stardate 3842.4 > > -- Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
