On 01/03/2016 03:54 AM, Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo wrote: > Control: tags -1 + wontfix > > > Hi Török, > > 2009-12-22 08:03 Török Edwin: >> Package: aptitude >> Version: 0.6.1.3-3 >> Severity: wishlist >> >> aptitude should have a flag to upgrade all the recommends/suggests of the >> package, when the package is upgraded. >> >> For example to upgrade texlive, I would like to just do this: >> $ aptitude install --update-all-deps texlive-full >> >> And it should update all the installed depends, recommended, and suggested >> dependencies of the package (if possible). Perhaps this should be the >> default for >> metapackages. >> >> Currently I have to open synaptic, search for texlive, select each package >> and >> click upgrade. Aptitude would only update texlive-full package, and not its >> dependencies. Yes, the dependencies are not strict, but I would still like to >> upgrade all packages when I upgrade a metapackage, upgrading only the >> metapackage doesn't make much sense. > > This is already possible (and has been for more than a decade) by using > patterns (so marking the bug as +wontfix): > > http://aptitude.alioth.debian.org/doc/en/ch02s04.html > http://aptitude.alioth.debian.org/doc/en/ch02s04s05.html > > > For example, to upgrade the suggested dependencies of "texlive-full" > which are already installed (try with additional '-s' if wary of > breaking something): > > $ aptitude upgrade ~i~RSuggests:texlive-full > > > I hope that it's obvious to see how to implement what you want from this > example. > > >> Also there should be a flag to install all recommends of an already installed >> package, similar to --with-recommends but for already installed packages. > > $ aptitude install '!~i~RRecommends:texlive-full' > > (Install the packages recommended by texlive-full which are not already > installed -- harmless to omit the '!~i', but generates some errors) > > > Hope that helps.
Many thanks, I wasn't aware of this functionality, should've read the online manual you pointed to not just the manpage :) (the manpage references the online manual for Search Patterns). This bug can be closed. Best regards, --Edwin _______________________________________________ Aptitude-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aptitude-devel
