On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 06:30, Steve Lamb wrote: > On 28 May 2003 06:07:40 -0500 > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With apt-get, I can do: > > # apt-get -u -t testing install foobar > > # apt-get -u -t unstable install snafu > > > How do I do the same in aptitude from the command line? > > -t is shared between the two. -u isn't needed since aptitude always shows > you changes before making them. So: > > aptitude -t testing install foobar > aptitude -t unstable install snafu > > At least that is what I get from reading 'aptitude help' and 'man > apt-get'.
Are you running v0.2.12-3 from sid? I ask this, because, unless I'm totally blind, the v0.2.11.1-3 from sarge doesn't mention those options. And I knew that about "-u", since the aptitude man page says that that option does something completely different in aptitude. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | Regarding war zones: "There's nothing sacrosanct about a | | hotel with a bunch of journalists in it." | | Marine Lt. Gen. Bernard E. Trainor (Retired) | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
