On Thu 18 Dec 2025 at 21:08:47 (+0000), Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> Wishing to do a full-upgrade from bookworm to trixie, the commands
> 
>  # aptitude update
>  # aptitude install dpgk aptitude apt
>  # aptitude full-upgrade
> 
> which had always worked in the past, gets a `No solution found within the
> allotted time.  Try harder?' warning message.  Please help.

That does look like the brute force and ignorance approach.
I'd take a look at chapter four of the Release Notes, which
uses apt, but also a more fine-grained approach. Such steps
as   # apt upgrade --without-new-pkgs   for example.

(Why do you install aptitude just after having run it?)

Cheers,
David.

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