On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 09:03:02PM +0200, Hans wrote: > Dear list, > > This is somehow rather irritating! > > So, my question is: Which one is recommended, when updating and upgrading is > used in a script, so that it causes as little as possible pain? >
apt-get is potentially the most basic. Aptitude resolves dependencies differently and sometimes more effectively. Apt as such I don't use (even though I named the whole idea :) ) apt-get normally "just works" which is why it is recommended for upgrading between Debian major releases. > It means: When the script is not eecuted daily, but let us say, every two > weeks, and we have lots of packages. > There is something about the number of packages installed at once and interdependencies - maybe run whichever more often. Installing 20 packages at a time may be easier than installing 80 packages at once, for example. > At the moment I am using aptitude, this works great in short periods, but > after al longer time, it crashes, because some dependencies could not > resolve. > > Independent of my personal use: Which one is recommended? > Whichever one works for you ... there is no definitive answer. > Thanks for reading. Short answer will be ok. ok - the short answer you already predicted :) > > Best > > Hans > All the very best, as ever, Andy (amaca...@debian.org) > > >
