On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 02:11:51AM -0400, Bill Jones wrote: > On 6/27/06, Chase James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Hello. I'm trying to upgrade a debian woody box to sarge according to the > >release notes. When attempting to install aptitude, I get the following > >error: > > > ># apt-get install aptitude > > Wierdness... Try > apt-get upgrade aptitude
that will just upgrade the whole system (and, incidently, should throw away the 'aptitude' at the end). I think that's not the intended effect... > aptitude provides apt-get -- so you can't "install" it as it's already > there... No it doesn't. apt provides apt-get--aptitude is a frontend, doesn't provide any essential components to the basic functioning. Also, you can 'install' packages that are already there--it upgrades them, and any dependencies needed. aptitude can be safely removed from your system, if you desire--all that'll break is tasksel (which will be automagically removed anyway). -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The only possible interpretation of any research whatever in the `social sciences' is: some do, some don't. -- Ernest Rutherford -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]