Re: aptitude full-upgrade is superior, or not?

["Kristian Erik Hermansen" <user=152@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Dec 10, 2007 4:54 AM, James Kramer <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> I have not been using aptitude -dist-upgrade for while.  When I was using it 
> with Debian, it did not seem to me to be fully upgrading the system. 
> Recently, I have been using the Ubuntu update feature to install new 
> versions.  Is this update feature the same as issuing aptitude full-upgrade? 

You hit the nail on the head.  I have been preaching for a long time 
that plain 'upgrade' is not necessary.  By default, Synaptic uses 
"Smart Upgrade", which is exactly equivalent to full-upgrade (formerly 
dist-upgrade).  So, in fact, everyone who uses Ubuntu via the GUI, and 
not via CLI, has this hidden from them.  I actually wonder if many of 
the problems dealing with Ubuntu are related to /not removing/ old 
crufty packages because people are afraid that anything other than a 
plain 'upgrade' will "break things"... 
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen 
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." 

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