On Wed, 15 May 2019 23:05:29 +0100
Justin B Rye wrote:
> Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > Yes. But you do "Preparing for the next release" _after_ upgrade.
> > My suggestion is to _also_ tell people to get rid of obsolete
> > packages before they start to upgrade.
>
> Ah, now I see where it fits. Okay,
Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> Yes. But you do "Preparing for the next release" _after_ upgrade.
> My suggestion is to _also_ tell people to get rid of obsolete
> packages before they start to upgrade.
Ah, now I see where it fits. Okay, revised patch.
> Maybe the problem is in the title "Preparing for t
On Wed, 15 May 2019 22:17:10 +0100
Justin B Rye wrote:
> Karl O. Pinc:
> > I like that "aptitude remove" also removes dependent packages
> > not otherwise required. It also seemed to be more of a
> > one-stop-shop, so once I know how to search I can use the
> > same search to install/purge/etc.
Karl O. Pinc:
> I can only give you my story.
>
> I chose aptitude ages ago for several reasons. At the time
> it had a better dependency resolution than apt-get. I don't
> even recall apt existing, or maybe it did but didn't do much.
/usr/bin/apt is recent enough that we've only just got the
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Quick Summary: Sounds good to me. Go for it.
On Wed, 15 May 2019 15:39:54 +0100
Justin B Rye wrote:
> Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > Justin B Rye wrote:
> For things that the apt commandline can also do, I've never quite
> understood why anyone would bother typing in the extra "itude".
I can only
Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> Justin B Rye wrote:
>>> +# aptitude purge '~o'
>>> +
>>>
>>> The Debian Bug Tracking System
>>> often provides additional information on why the package was
>>> removed. You
>>
>> For actual aptitude users the easiest and most obvious way of finding
>> the
On Wed, 15 May 2019 12:59:04 +0100
Justin B Rye wrote:
> Karl O. Pinc wrote on:
> > The buster release notes should provide more specifics when it comes
> > to removing obsolete packages.
> > It provides commands, instead of vague TUI recommendations,
> > describing how to remove obsolete packag
Karl O. Pinc wrote on:
> The buster release notes should provide more specifics when it comes
> to removing obsolete packages.
>
> The following patch makes 2 changes.
>
> It recommends removing packages that are obsolete in stretch before
> beginning the upgrade to buster.
Good idea.
> It pro
Package: release-notes
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
The buster release notes should provide more specifics when it comes
to removing obsolete packages.
The following patch makes 2 changes.
It recommends removing packages that are obsolete in stretch before
beginning the upgrade to buster.
It pr
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