On Ma, 05 oct 21, 10:48:03, Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 9:04 AM David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > > > Yes, apt-get was recommended for upgrading to stretch. Note however > > that if you perform your next upgrades with apt, as recommended, > > some of the command names (like dist-upgrade) will differ in apt. > > > > I thought "dist-upgrade" is used to upgrade packages that need a "version > change" (like, sometimes the Kernel). Is this recent (i.e. Stretch?)
With `apt-get`, yes. With `apt` just `upgrade` is sufficient as well as safer, because it allows installation of new packages, but not removals. It's also shorter to type ;) See apt-get(8) and apt(8) for details. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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