On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 01:55:53PM -0500, Haines Brown via Dng wrote:
> > >
> > > # aptitude --full-resolver -y
>
> I am having apparent success witn the command # apt-get
> dist-upgrade. It seems to be getting the excalibur packages. I'm
> curious why # apt-get dist upgrade works but # apt upgrade does
> not.

It does what it says on the tin: "dist-upgrade" -- upgrades to the next
distribution (subject to sources...)

apt upgrade stays on the current distribution. apt full-upgrade is the
equivalent to dist-upgrade and allows a new distribution. Roughly.

ael