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dieselbenz · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 239 Location: Jefferson IA

Found this package available in the Admin section of Synaptic.

From the description, it is supposed to be the magic pill for keeping everything current, removing obsolete packages, etc. Downloaded and installed and ran it in terminal. Looked nice until I noticed that it said it would free up 8892kb of disk space. Unlikely that I have that much clutter in a relatively new installation.

I cntl/c'd out of the program before I broke something. Had this sudden fear that it was going to get rid of Mepis-specific "stuff" and replace it with Debian stuff.

Anyone have experience using this package?

Wonko
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anticapitalista · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

Hi dieselbenz.

I would advise people not to use upgrade-system on antiX as I think it will end up breaking it.

Instead, I would advise people to use a terminal and type (as root of course)

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

This will upgrade your apps and remove nothing. You may see apps being held back, this is fine, or if you need help, just post.

To clear up unwanted debs left in /var/cache/apt/archives (ie after installing or upgrading), simply use

apt-get clean

You may get messages after apt, suggesting apt-get autoremove. This gets rid of no longer needed libs/apps. Check first before removing though.

For the more adventurous, you could use
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

The dist-upgrade may ask to remove apps/libs. Usually this is ok and it helps to keep your system clean. But, in some cases, things may get broken (usually only temporarily).

I prefer using the terminal as it tells you what it is going to do, and you have the option of backing out.

Remember, antiX uses debian testing/lenny repos, which means that some apps may break, though as I said before, only temporarily.
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dieselbenz · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 239 Location: Jefferson IA