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Author: Olaf Meeuwissen
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To: o1bigtenor
CC: Alessandro Vesely, Devuan ML
Old-Topics: Re: [DNG] USB mount problem
Subject: [DNG] APT upgrade (was Re: USB mount problem)
Hi,

o1bigtenor via Dng writes:

> On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 5:03 AM Alessandro Vesely via Dng
> <dng@???> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat 26/Jun/2021 11:45:46 +0200 o1bigtenor wrote:
>> > so you're suggesting the use of
>> > # apt update
>> > # apt full-grade
>> > or is that
>> > # apt full-upgrade    ?

>>
>> apt-get dist-upgrade?
>>
> Methinks that's something else again - - - - but - - - I'm getting
> confused!!!!!!!!!!!


Please keep in mind that apt and apt-get are two different commands.
That said, their sets of upgrade subcommands overlap a bit. Checking
the manual pages

  apt    : upgrade full-upgrade
  apt-get: upgrade dist-upgrade dselect-upgrade


Upon first glance manual pages make it look as if full-upgrade and
dist-upgrade are the same but I am not sure the details of package
dependency conflict resolution it identical for both.

On top of that, if you've been tinkering with configuratin options
results may differ yet again.

> When I look up the man page for apt - - - hmmmmmmmm - - - its now apt-rpm
> and last updates are from 2008 (just a wee while ago). Can't seem to
> find anything
> somewhat contemporary - - - - - hmmmmm - - - - - just quite confused!!!


On Beowulf, a `man apt` gives a manual page dated 2019-01-27. If you
didn't install man-db and/or are looking for on-line manual pages, try

https://manpages.debian.org/apt

Hope this helps,
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