> From: mrma...@earthlink.net > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Fungi4All composed on 2017-07-19 15:18 (UTC-0400): >>> mrma...@earthlink.net composed: > ... >>> Did you miss that in Stretch apt is preferred to apt-get? >> But will there be different results with apt upgrade than with apt-get? > Will: I have no idea. > Can: Yes. > Apt and apt-get are not identical twins. > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
This is on sid: I know a static picture from a system already upgraded is no indicator but I run 4 commands out of curiocity and got identical 4 responses about removing some no longer needed pkgs which I do not all want to be autoremoved. apt-get dist-upgrade apt dist-upgrade apt-get upgrade apt upgrade No difference, nothing to be upgraded, 2 pkgs held back, about 15 other packages can be removed as no longer needed. Included was the buster 4.9.03 image which I want to keep around as I think it will be an LTS and as a backup in case something upgraded breaks. Even after I locked 4.9.03 the image came up on the list but I am sure the autoremove would not have removed it. I haven't actually checked but I think they have been merged as one In synaptic the term apt-get only exists in cron-apt description. The /etc/apt directory seems to be getting more and more complex.
