Hi Martin On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 11:39:31AM +0100, Martin J. Carter wrote: > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 06:07:54PM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > Hi Martin > > > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 05:34:17PM +0100, Martin J. Carter wrote: > > > Package: cron-apt > > > Version: 0.4.14 > > > Severity: minor > > > > > > > > > Please update the manual page for cron-apt, to reflect the change from > > > apt-get to aptitude in etch. > > > > I have read through the manual, but I do not understand you in this case. > > Both apt-get and aptitude are supported in etch, and I still use apt-get > > mostly, even if I have started to use aptitude more. > > Apologies for not explaining myself properly.
No problem. You have the opportunity now. :) > > What kind of change do you want? > > We've started using aptitude here for etch, rather than apt-get, ever > since I noticed that etch systems seem to use it during the build > process. I noted also that cron-apt uses aptitude by default, but > that cron-apt(1) says: I see. However the default is still apt-get. > > cron-apt is a program that uses the information in /etc/cron- > > apt/action.d/ as arguments to apt-get line by line in file order. > > .... and no mention is made of aptitude. I'd suggest something along > the lines of "as arguments to the system-update program (aptitude, by > default)" in the Description section, plus a mention in Configuration > that this is one of the options set in /etc/cron-apt/config, but I > leave the details of the language to your good self. > > > Do you want aptitude to be default upgrade as well? > > I rather thought it was :-) , but am willing to be re-educated. Then you are now (hopefully) re-educated. The default is apt-get. However the manual page lacks a lot of things, but that is a separate issue. Do you agree to close the bug? Best regards, // Ola > -- > Dr Martin J Carter > Computer System Administrator > Astrophysics, University of Oxford > x 73291 > -- --- Ola Lundqvist systemkonsult --- M Sc in IT Engineering ---- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://opalsys.net/ Mobile: +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
