On 2023-03-09 15:34:05 -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> > AFAIK, "apt full-upgrade" is for stable to the next stable, > >> > not for testing and unstable (one typically resolves conflicts > >> > interactively). > >> > >> Interesting. I don't use `apt` but "full-upgrade" is what I've been > >> using with testing for the last 20 years, first with `apt-get` then with > >> `aptitude`. > > > > It's just a tad riskier -- you allow apt to change versions and > > potentially remove packages. If you keep a small cross section > > you won't get hit often :) > > I always review the set of removed packages, indeed (tho when that set > is large, it's easy to miss something). Note that this same problem > occurs for users of `stable` when moving from one release to the > next, tho, with the caveat that in this case the set is always large > (arguably too large to review).
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