On Fri, 25 May 2018 20:17:52 +0200 Pétùr <peturv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Le 19/05/2018 à 21:03, Hans a écrit : > > Isn't it today "apt update" and "apt full-upgrade"? > > Thanks, I didn't know this new "full-upgrade" command. > > Is "apt full-upgrade" equivalent to "apt-get dist-upgrade" (or apt > dist-upgrade)? > > According to the man pages (man apt and man apt-get), dist-upgrade > "intelligently handles changing dependencies" when full-upgrade justs > "remove currently installed packages if this is needed". > More or less. Apt-get is actually a bit less intelligent, but in the case of upgrades of very large numbers of packages (400+), that seems to work better. It has been recommended for several version upgrades in preference to aptitude. I haven't used apt, but I've used aptitude to upgrade long-neglected unstable installations, and I've known it to run overnight without finding a solution. For smaller numbers of packages, aptitude (and presumably apt) is generally quicker at reaching a solution, apt-get may have to be run a few times with selected packages to break an impasse. -- Joe