up2date and apt-get
Gordon R. Keehn
gordonkeehn at netzero.net
Wed Nov 19 22:05:40 UTC 2003
Either one works well, and they do about the same thing. I think
apt is a bit easier to use when installing new packages and resolving
dependencies, but yum.up2date is the supported tool. Just don't run
both. (At different times, of course!) I found myself in the situation
where up2date choked because apt installed a higher level of a package
than was available via up2date. It said the package had to be updated,
but failed because the installed version was at a higher level than the
"required" version. Maybe I'll have to set up two systems so I can use
yum/up2date on one and apt on the other.
Cheers,
Gordon
Elliott Wilcoxon wrote:
> After you download things with apt, it then installs via rpm, so the
> rpmdb is updated with the new packages as being
> installed/updated/erased. I would assume that yum/up2date do
> something similar. The only bad thing I could see happening is if you
> run both at the same time, but apt puts a lock on rpmdb, so I think
> it's safe on that side.
>
> As to which to use, yum/up2date is officially supported, whereas apt
> isn't. I prefer apt due to its power, and since I learned of/started
> using it before yum. Apparently, yum is easier for newbies, so I'd
> start there, but skim the man pages for both and see what features are
> in each, and use the best tool for the job. Good luck, and enjoy.
>
> Elliott Wilcoxon
>
> Robert Styma wrote:
>
>> Is there any documentation which describes their relationship and
>> interactions? That is, if I update something via apt-get, will
>> up2date be aware of this? There is alot of discussion on using
>> up2date and apt. Is it better to pick one and stick with it, or use
>> either one, or is there an algorithm to determine which to use in
>> a particular case?
>>
>> Thank you for any help
>>
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