Re: Wow! apt-get is great!

*- Peter S Galbraith wrote about "Wow! apt-get is great!" | | [Q] What would I do differently if I only wanted to upgarde certain | packages? Could I still use apt-get? Use dselect with the apt access method or just download the individual files and the dpkg -i them.

Re: Wow! apt-get is great!

Hey, /usr/doc/apt/guide.text answered my question! I could still use apt-get to upgrade only a few packages using $ apt-get install Great! -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000,

Wow! apt-get is great!

After a year of using Debian 1.3 without ever upgrading packages via ftp, I got my 2.0 CDs and upgarded via apt. It went great. Now, a few weeks later, I decide to try to upgrade packages via ftp. I edit /etc/apt/sources.list and run $ apt-get update $ apt-get upgrade Wow! It's great! Super