Comments on: Things You Need To Know To Become An Apt Guru http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel Teixeira http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-16925 Joel Teixeira Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:24:36 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-16925 I would like to get a list of all installed and obsolete packages on my system. Is there any solution for this? I was playing around with repositorys and I upgraded some packages to repositories that I dont have anymore and would like to re-assign those packages to the original repo.<br><br>Thank you very much. I would like to get a list of all installed and obsolete packages on my system. Is there any solution for this? I was playing around with repositorys and I upgraded some packages to repositories that I dont have anymore and would like to re-assign those packages to the original repo.

Thank you very much.

]]> By: ID-10T http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-14977 ID-10T Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:52:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-14977 ‘upgrade’ isn’t a listed parameter and ‘dist-upgrade’ was depreciated in favour of ‘full-upgrade’ In the above article "upgrade" and "dist-upgrade" are used with apt-get NOT with aptitude. And they are valid parameters for apt-get. ‘upgrade’ isn’t a listed parameter and ‘dist-upgrade’ was depreciated in favour of ‘full-upgrade’

In the above article “upgrade” and “dist-upgrade” are used with apt-get NOT with aptitude. And they are valid parameters for apt-get.

]]> By: ID-10T http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21675 ID-10T Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:52:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21675 ‘upgrade’ isn’t a listed parameter and ‘dist-upgrade’ was depreciated in favour of ‘full-upgrade’ In the above article "upgrade" and "dist-upgrade" are used with apt-get NOT with aptitude. And they are valid parameters for apt-get. ‘upgrade’ isn’t a listed parameter and ‘dist-upgrade’ was depreciated in favour of ‘full-upgrade’

In the above article “upgrade” and “dist-upgrade” are used with apt-get NOT with aptitude. And they are valid parameters for apt-get.

]]> By: links for 2009-06-05 « edansys http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-14276 links for 2009-06-05 « edansys Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:59:29 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-14276 [...] Things You Need To Know To Become An Apt Guru – Make Tech Easier Useful tips for using apt. (tags: linux) [...] [...] Things You Need To Know To Become An Apt Guru – Make Tech Easier Useful tips for using apt. (tags: linux) [...]

]]> By: Nunnsby http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-13742 Nunnsby Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:55:31 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-13742 Thanks Man, it really cleared up the mess of apt / aptitude and when to use either. Also helped with a few of the dpkg tips. Appreciate the time spent on it! :) Thanks Man, it really cleared up the mess of apt / aptitude and when to use either. Also helped with a few of the dpkg tips. Appreciate the time spent on it! :)

]]> By: Nunnsby http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21674 Nunnsby Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:55:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21674 Thanks Man, it really cleared up the mess of apt / aptitude and when to use either. Also helped with a few of the dpkg tips. Appreciate the time spent on it! :) Thanks Man, it really cleared up the mess of apt / aptitude and when to use either. Also helped with a few of the dpkg tips. Appreciate the time spent on it! :)

]]> By: Getting Started with Pardus Linux - Make Tech Easier http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-8746 Getting Started with Pardus Linux - Make Tech Easier Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:18:42 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-8746 [...] and impressed by the clean, clear, clever design. To me, the real gem was PiSi. As a long time APT fan I have high expectations in a package manager, and so far PiSi hasn’t let me down, its [...] [...] and impressed by the clean, clear, clever design. To me, the real gem was PiSi. As a long time APT fan I have high expectations in a package manager, and so far PiSi hasn’t let me down, its [...]

]]> By: Kadimi http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-8275 Kadimi Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:27:34 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-8275 Who said dist-upgarde was deprecated, it's may be in future version... me@computer:~$ man aptitude [...] full-upgrade Upgrades installed packages to their most recent version, removing or installing packages as necessary. This command is less conservative than safe-upgrade and thus more likely to perform unwanted actions. However, it is capable of upgrading packages that safe-upgrade cannot upgrade. Note This command was originally named dist-upgrade for historical reasons, and aptitude still recognizes dist-upgrade as a synonym for full-upgrade. [...] Who said dist-upgarde was deprecated, it’s may be in future version…

me@computer:~$ man aptitude
[...]
full-upgrade
Upgrades installed packages to their most recent
version, removing or installing packages as necessary.
This command is less conservative than safe-upgrade and
thus more likely to perform unwanted actions. However,
it is capable of upgrading packages that safe-upgrade
cannot upgrade.

Note
This command was originally named dist-upgrade for
historical reasons, and aptitude still recognizes
dist-upgrade as a synonym for full-upgrade.
[...]

]]> By: Kadimi http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21673 Kadimi Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:27:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21673 Who said dist-upgarde was deprecated, it's may be in future version... me@computer:~$ man aptitude [...] full-upgrade Upgrades installed packages to their most recent version, removing or installing packages as necessary. This command is less conservative than safe-upgrade and thus more likely to perform unwanted actions. However, it is capable of upgrading packages that safe-upgrade cannot upgrade. Note This command was originally named dist-upgrade for historical reasons, and aptitude still recognizes dist-upgrade as a synonym for full-upgrade. [...] Who said dist-upgarde was deprecated, it’s may be in future version…

me@computer:~$ man aptitude
[...]
full-upgrade
Upgrades installed packages to their most recent
version, removing or installing packages as necessary.
This command is less conservative than safe-upgrade and
thus more likely to perform unwanted actions. However,
it is capable of upgrading packages that safe-upgrade
cannot upgrade.

Note
This command was originally named dist-upgrade for
historical reasons, and aptitude still recognizes
dist-upgrade as a synonym for full-upgrade.
[...]

]]> By: The Doctor http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-7357 The Doctor Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:10:44 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-7357 Fantastic tip for server administration. +1 Internets to you sir. Fantastic tip for server administration. +1 Internets to you sir.

]]> By: The Doctor http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21671 The Doctor Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21671 Fantastic tip for server administration. +1 Internets to you sir. Fantastic tip for server administration. +1 Internets to you sir.

]]> By: The Doctor http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21672 The Doctor Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21672 Fantastic tip for server administration. +1 Internets to you sir. Fantastic tip for server administration. +1 Internets to you sir.

]]> By: JoshuaRL http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-6771 JoshuaRL Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:13:57 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-6771 @Jason Just for my own wonderment, what's so good about wajig? I installed it and played with it a bit, but so far this was the coolest part: "wajig remove wajig" Heehee. And it worked too! @Jason

Just for my own wonderment, what’s so good about wajig? I installed it and played with it a bit, but so far this was the coolest part:

“wajig remove wajig”

Heehee. And it worked too!

]]> By: JoshuaRL http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21670 JoshuaRL Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:13:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21670 @Jason Just for my own wonderment, what's so good about wajig? I installed it and played with it a bit, but so far this was the coolest part: "wajig remove wajig" Heehee. And it worked too! @Jason

Just for my own wonderment, what’s so good about wajig? I installed it and played with it a bit, but so far this was the coolest part:

“wajig remove wajig”

Heehee. And it worked too!

]]> By: Articles Collection of Feb’09 « Dako-Tux http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-6647 Articles Collection of Feb’09 « Dako-Tux Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:12:19 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-6647 [...] Things You Need To Know To Become An Apt Guru [...] [...] Things You Need To Know To Become An Apt Guru [...]

]]> By: Ben http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-6316 Ben Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:43:28 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-6316 See the following Google tech talk: "Anatomy of a Debian package" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6726522426109060914 for more information about the .deb format. The .deb file itself is an 'ar' archive. See the following Google tech talk:
“Anatomy of a Debian package”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6726522426109060914

for more information about the .deb format. The .deb file itself is an ‘ar’ archive.

]]> By: Ben http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21669 Ben Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:43:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21669 See the following Google tech talk: "Anatomy of a Debian package" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6726522426109060914 for more information about the .deb format. The .deb file itself is an 'ar' archive. See the following Google tech talk:
“Anatomy of a Debian package”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6726522426109060914

for more information about the .deb format. The .deb file itself is an ‘ar’ archive.

]]> By: Get comfy with apt « 0ddn1x: tricks with *nix http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-6289 Get comfy with apt « 0ddn1x: tricks with *nix Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:42:10 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-6289 [...] comfy with apt Filed under: Linux — 0ddn1x @ 2009-03-03 20:42:03 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24 TrackBack [...] [...] comfy with apt Filed under: Linux — 0ddn1x @ 2009-03-03 20:42:03 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24 TrackBack [...]

]]> By: Joshua Price http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-6284 Joshua Price Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:34:47 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-6284 Great tip, Jonathan, thanks! Great tip, Jonathan, thanks!

]]> By: Joshua Price http://maketecheasier.com/become-an-apt-guru/2009/02/24#comment-21668 Joshua Price Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:34:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=2917#comment-21668 Great tip, Jonathan, thanks! Great tip, Jonathan, thanks!

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