[Aptitude-devel] apt-get dist-upgrade vs aptitude full-upgrade, aka the apt-get jihad

Axel Beckert abe at debian.org
Mon Jul 13 09:14:44 UTC 2015


Tom Roche wrote:
> > When writing documentation[,] you should always use apt-get.
> 
> That statement seems, frankly, bizarre.

No, it just misses context. Maybe this slightly expanded version is
more clear:

When writing installation instructions for your software on Debian,
you should always use apt-get.

(The statement was not targetted towards Debian's own documentation.)

		Regards, Axel
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