difference of upgrade with apt-get and synaptic
Hello! When using "apt-get -s upgrade" it tells me that it will not remove any package while doing a lot of upgrades. When doing the same operation using synaptic, it tells me it will install more and remove some. Why is there such a difference? Thanks! Patrick
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, On Saturday 07 February 2004 21:40, Patriiiiiiiiiick wrote:
Hello!
When using "apt-get -s upgrade" it tells me that it will not remove any package while doing a lot of upgrades. When doing the same operation using synaptic, it tells me it will install more and remove some. Why is there such a difference?
Thanks!
Patrick
because synaptic uses 'dist-upgrade' instead of simply 'upgrade'. Use dist-upgrade in your console and you will get the same. #apt-get dist-upgrade Guillermo - -- Guillermo Ballester Valor gbv@oxixares.com Ogijares, Granada SPAIN Linux user #117181. See http://counter.li.org/ Public GPG KEY http://www.oxixares.com/~gbv/pubgpg.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAJVB1OA2UfsyErNQRAiSWAJ0dXnrPYdd7f7T601YYlnuxuCeicwCfT4hV dajZcbLzzxhaoYmpuMo7lRQ= =gYKA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Op zaterdag 7 februari 2004 21:40, schreef Patriiiiiiiiiick:
When using "apt-get -s upgrade" it tells me that it will not remove any package while doing a lot of upgrades. When doing the same operation using synaptic, it tells me it will install more and remove some. Why is there such a difference?
From your questions; it looks like that synaptic performs a dist-upgrade instead of a upgrade. The difference is that a upgrade does not go beyond a single that you have instead already. A dist-upgrade continues to resolve the pkg dependencies untill all dependencies are met. It does this by proposing to install additional pkg and/or to remove pkg. In case of the kde upgrade a dist-upgrade is better, after that for bug-fixes for example a upgrade is sufficient. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
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Op zaterdag 7 februari 2004 21:40, schreef Patriiiiiiiiiick:
When using "apt-get -s upgrade" it tells me that it will not remove any package while doing a lot of upgrades. When doing the same operation using synaptic, it tells me it will install more and remove some. Why is there such a difference?
From your questions; it looks like that synaptic performs a dist-upgrade instead of a upgrade. The difference is that a upgrade does not go beyond a single that you have instead already. A dist-upgrade continues to resolve the pkg dependencies untill all dependencies are met. It does this by proposing to install additional pkg and/or to remove pkg. In case of the kde upgrade a dist-upgrade is better, after that for bug-fixes for example a upgrade is sufficient.
Sorry, it was my mistake, I first made a selection and then asked for an upgrade. The packages that had been selected for removal remained in that status. In fact, I mainly want to upgrade KDE. I then had selected kdebase thinking it was to be upgraded. In fact, when I ask for "upgrade", it only takes small parts of this package. Is it normal that it only needs a small part of this one (less than 1 MB)? Thank you for your help! Patrick
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