[ltp] Re: apt on Red Hat 8
Vivek
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:46:31 +0000 (GMT)
[snip]
> >Have you tried updating the package list for apt?
> >I can't remember the command off-had but it's something like "apt-get
> >update"
> >
> apt-get install
Not quite:
'apt-get update' _updates_ the package availability list, which is
( I think ) what was being asked about.
'apt-get upgrade' upgrades all available packages that don't involve
"difficult" transitions.
'apt-get dist-upgrade' upgrades everything, and is willing to
install/remove/temporarily-break stuff to do so.
'apt-get install <X>' installs the latest version of <X>, asking you
if there are extra dependencies/conflicts/etc.
'apt-get remove' removes stuff.