On 29 Jan 2001, Brian May wrote: > Matthew> If you're thinking of creating a meta-package called > Matthew> 'stable' which depends on the stable version of every > Matthew> package, typing apt-get upgrade stable will install every > > How big would the depends: line get? then again, don't answer that...
OK, I won't. > Matthew> single package listed therein. Does anyone else have a > Matthew> problem with that? > > I suppose that is meant to be the difference between > > apt-get upgrade stable > > and > > apt-get install stable Duh. Of course. apt-get upgrade doesn't repair dependancies, does it. But still, if you've got the 'stable' meta-package installed, and then decide to 'dist-upgrade' - suddenly you're wondering why it's asking for all three CDs and listing stuff you've never heard of... > <yuck scream="ARgghhh!" protection="Runs for cover"/> Indeed... -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <disclaimer.h> Matthew Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
