Public bug reported:
When you want to update just a specific package, you can do the
following:
apt-get install $PACKAGE
and if $PACKAGE is installed, apt will update it to the latest available
version in the repos.
If you want to update an entire system, you can do:
upgrade to upgrade all installed packages
dist-upgrade to upgrade all installed packages AND install any new dependencies
that may have been added
It would be really cool if apt could do the same on the individual
package level, e.g.
apt-get package-upgrade $PACKAGE
which would update $PACKAGE and all it's dependencies to the latest
version.
This resolves a couple things:
1: apt install $PACKAGE is not obvious when dealing with packages that
are already installed... why am I installing again, instead of
upgrading?
2: Some packages don't specify required VERSIONS of their dependencies,
so you can encounter a situation where you do this:
apt-get install $PACKAGE
and find that $PACKAGE no longer works because a dependency was not also
updated due the $PACKAGE's maintainer not specifying a certain version
for the dependencies.
Having a dist-upgrade like feature at the package level would ensure
that when you update an individual package, you also update all it's
dependencies as well, helping to ensure no more broken packages or tools
and making user experience better.
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1437035
Title:
FEATURE: apt-get could use a dist-upgrade feature for packages
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
When you want to update just a specific package, you can do the
following:
apt-get install $PACKAGE
and if $PACKAGE is installed, apt will update it to the latest
available version in the repos.
If you want to update an entire system, you can do:
upgrade to upgrade all installed packages
dist-upgrade to upgrade all installed packages AND install any new
dependencies that may have been added
It would be really cool if apt could do the same on the individual
package level, e.g.
apt-get package-upgrade $PACKAGE
which would update $PACKAGE and all it's dependencies to the latest
version.
This resolves a couple things:
1: apt install $PACKAGE is not obvious when dealing with packages that
are already installed... why am I installing again, instead of
upgrading?
2: Some packages don't specify required VERSIONS of their
dependencies, so you can encounter a situation where you do this:
apt-get install $PACKAGE
and find that $PACKAGE no longer works because a dependency was not
also updated due the $PACKAGE's maintainer not specifying a certain
version for the dependencies.
Having a dist-upgrade like feature at the package level would ensure
that when you update an individual package, you also update all it's
dependencies as well, helping to ensure no more broken packages or
tools and making user experience better.
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