On Sat 20 Oct 2018 at 16:09:07 +0200, Pierre Couderc wrote: > > On 10/20/18 10:02 AM, Pierre Couderc wrote: > > ..... > > Need to get 182 MB of archives. > > After this operation, 417 MB of additional disk space will be used. > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Abort. > > root@server:~# > > > > The upgrade is aborted without I have keyed anything !!! > > > > What am I missing ? > > > > Thanks > > > > PC > > > Thnk you for all your answers. > > I have not found this option -y in apt, but it works and buster is > installed!
The apt manual says: > Much like apt itself, its manpage is intended as an end user > interface and as such only mentions the most used commands > and options partly to not duplicate information in multiple > places and partly to avoid overwhelming readers with a > cornucopia of options and details. so, to some extent, this is a justification for the -y option not being documented. dist-upgrade is not documented either. > apt dist-upgrade and apt autoremove have the same problem worked aroun by > -y option. > > Anyway, have found that the problem occurs only in a ssh session not > directly on the local console !! > > I do not understand why ? Neither does anyone else, I think. You could think in terms of its being a bug and reporting it. -- Brian.
