On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:44:59 -0400 Michael Gilbert wrote: > On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:28:21 +0100 Hector Oron wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > 2011/3/31 Riku Valli <riku.va...@vallit.fi>: > > > > > apt-get is now preferred method over aptitude at Squeeze. However at > > > Lenny aptitude is preferred over apt-get. > > > > > > You should use apt-get with Squeeze and aptitude with Lenny. > > > > It is recommended on the release-notes for the upgrade from lenny to > > squeeze. > > Aptitude should just work fine on squeeze. > > > > >>> # aptitude -s upgrade > > >>> The following packages will be upgraded: > > >>> bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-60 libdns69 libisc62 libisccc60 > > >>> libisccfg62 liblwres60 > > >>> 8 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > > >>> > > >>> # apt-get -s upgrade > > >>> Reading package lists... Done > > >>> Building dependency tree > > >>> Reading state information... Done > > >>> The following packages will be upgraded: > > >>> bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-60 libdns69 libisc62 libisccc60 > > >>> libisccfg62 liblwres60 > > >>> tex-common > > >>> 9 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > >>> > > >>> What's the reason for this? > > > > Can you check which it is the status of tex-common, is it held by any > > reason? aptitude frontend it is very good to find out such things. > > > > In anycase, I believe this conversation belongs to debian-user@l.d.o > > and not debian-security@l.d.o > > If there it turns out there is actually a problem in aptitude, then > keeping debian-security in the loop is a good thing, so don't worry > about changing mailing list context. This is a fine place for > discussion.
I probably should have mentioned that a bug report would probably be more useful since you'll actually get the aptitude maintainers looking at the problem (if there is one). Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110331135801.7c0ea97a.michael.s.gilb...@gmail.com