apt-get dist-upgrade

[Nathan Saper]

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On Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 10:48:08PM -0700, plug@arcticmail.com wrote:
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> What about running "apt-get update" once, and
> "apt-get dist-upgrade" twenty times?  After
> "dist-upgrade" is successful, it will simply
> report that everything is up to date, at least
> with respect to the local package lists which
> are updated via "update."
>=20

I was looking for a slightly more elegant solution (for cron jobs and
the like), but that would work if there isn't another alternative.

>=20
> D
>=20
> * On Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 04:51:53PM -0700, Nathan Saper wrote:
> > I'm on a dialup connection, so when I do an 'apt-get dist-upgrade,' I
> > use diald to reconnect in case I get booted from my ISP.
> > Unfortunately, during the downtime in between, a file or two is
> > usually lost in the process.  This causes apt-get to not go on to the
> > install phase; it quits after the download.  Is there a way to force
> > apt-get to either try to get the missing files again, or continue the
> > install without the missing files?
> >=20

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