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Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?"

From Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?"
Date 2020-10-20 13:40 +0200
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On 20/10/20 10:10 pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Lu, 19 oct 20, 20:21:45, The Wanderer wrote:
>> 
>> To install that package and let the upgrade go forward, you have a few
>> options. The simplest, and the one I go with myself, would be to run
>> 
>> $ apt-get dist-upgrade
>  
> I disagree, the simplest and arguably slightly safer is
> 
>     apt upgrade
> 
> Contrary to 'apt-get upgrade', 'apt upgrade' also installs new packages, 
> but doesn't allow removals.
> 
> On a stable system I've yet to encounter an upgrade that also requires 
> removals.
> 
> Even on unstable they are rare (I'm upgrading my unstable chroot almost 
> daily with 'apt upgrade').

Currently, my stable desktop requires enigmail removed to install
upgrade thunderbird :-(

I understand that should be fine, but I'm waiting till I'm in the right
frame of mind to deal with any issues :-)

Richard

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kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2020-10-20 02:10 +0200
  Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-10-20 02:30 +0200
    Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2020-10-20 03:20 +0200
    Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2020-10-20 03:50 +0200
    Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-10-20 11:20 +0200
      Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2020-10-20 13:40 +0200
        Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-10-20 15:20 +0200
      Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-10-20 16:50 +0200
        Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-10-21 08:50 +0200
          Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-10-21 20:10 +0200
            Re: kernel security upgrade - "rebase?" rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-10-22 01:10 +0200

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