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

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Tom Roche wrote:
> Axel Beckert Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:14:44 +0200[4]
> > 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.)
> 
> However I was plainly discussing "Debian's own documentation."

Which is IMHO still affected: If there's general Debian documentation
about how to install a package, it should use apt-get (and likely
does).

> So my recommendation stands: some representative of the `aptitude`
> developers, possibly accompanied by some of the `apt` developers
> (some of whom seem to be on this list), should communicate the facts
> above (which Beckert corroborates[5]) to the Debian Reference
> maintainer(s) by the recommended mechanism.

As mentioned before I see no big need to change the Debian Reference.

> I'll cheerfully contribute "correction suggestion" if desired. I'd
> `reportbug` on the DR myself, except that I'm just "some guy on the
> internet," and IMHO this really should be done by more knowledgeable
> people, such as `aptitude` and `apt` developers.

I'd like to hear at least one other involved developer on that topic
before doing anything in that direction (if at all).

		Regards, Axel
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