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Re: Repository Problem

From john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Repository Problem
Date 2018-08-20 15:30 +0200
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On 8/20/2018 2:54 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 10:32:39PM +0100, Brian wrote:
>> On Fri 17 Aug 2018 at 21:49:53 +0200, john doe wrote:
>>
>>> As an aside, you should consider using 'apt' and not 'apt-get'.
>>
>> Why? What functional difference is there between 'apt-get upgrade' and
>> 'apt-get install' and the apt equivalents?
> 

See below.

> I don't agree with john doe's assertion; I'm just answering the literal
> question.
>

Reading Debian wiki 'apt-get' is no longer the recommended way to manage 
pkgs:

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianPackageManagement

> "apt upgrade" will install new packages, if necessary, to satisfy the
> upgrade dependencies; "apt-get upgrade" will not.  This is quite visible
> every time there's a new kernel ABI bump.
> 

This behavior is expected if you read apt(8):

https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/apt/apt.8.en.html

-- 
John Doe

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Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-17 21:10 +0200
  Re: Repository Problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-08-17 21:30 +0200
    Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-17 21:40 +0200
      Re: Repository Problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-08-17 22:00 +0200
    Re: Repository Problem Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-08-17 22:10 +0200
      Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-17 23:30 +0200
  Re: Repository Problem john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-08-17 22:00 +0200
    Re: Repository Problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-08-17 23:40 +0200
      Re: Repository Problem Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-08-20 15:00 +0200
        Re: Repository Problem john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-08-20 15:30 +0200
  Re: Repository Problem David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2018-08-18 12:20 +0200
    Re: Repository Problem Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-08-18 16:30 +0200
      Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-18 17:20 +0200
        Re: Repository Problem Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-08-18 18:00 +0200
          Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-18 19:50 +0200
            Re: Repository Problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-08-18 20:00 +0200
              Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-18 21:00 +0200
                Re: Repository Problem Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-19 03:40 +0200
                Re: Repository Problem mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-08-19 06:00 +0200
                Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-19 14:50 +0200
                Re: Repository Problem Freek de Kruijf <f.de.kruijf@gmail.com> - 2018-08-19 14:30 +0200
                Re: Repository Problem "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-08-19 14:50 +0200
            Re: Repository Problem Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-08-18 20:10 +0200
            Re: Repository Problem Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-08-18 21:00 +0200

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