On ש', 2005-12-03 at 14:10 +0200, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> Maxim Kovgan wrote:
> > On ש', 2005-12-03 at 13:54 +0200, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> > 
> >>==> I have also filled it as a bug for SL 4.x in the bug tracking system, since there was 
> >>no option for SL 4.2 there.
> >>
> >>
> >>Having just upgraded to SL 4.2 from SL 4.1 via yum upgrade, and wanted to use apt-get, I 
> >>performed:
> 
> > Have you used 'apt-get -f install'  as _suggested_ ?
> 
> 
> I think it should work out of the box. I think that obviously there is a mistake in the 
> dependencies, and thus it qualifies as a bug.

the problem of dist-upgrade, which is not a regular upgrade.
If you want to jump a release, it is a _complicated_ thing - the apt-get
system must meet future dependencies, and stay operable...
anyway, if you do apt-get dist-upgrade you should be serious and
confident enough to be able to run 
'apt-get -f install'

--M.



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> >>>But IANAL, of course. > > IANAL either. My son is, but if I asked
> > 
> > him I might get an answer I > wouldn't want to hear. "Here's my
> > invoice." ? =D
> 
> That was not in my original email. :-)


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