[plug] Debian broken

[Craig Foster]

>Craig Foster wrote:
>> 
>> A customer "apt-get update; apt-get upgrade"-ed and wondered why mysql-server-4.1 was really loading mysql 5.0
>> Sources pointed to stable, and 4.1 is now a holder for 5.0 upgrades :P
>
>I learned a long time ago not to apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade to do that. The
>recommendation was *always* to use dselect for dist-upgrades as it has more smarts. That advice has
>served me very well over the years, and this was no exception. My problem was related to the X
>transition, but the rest was smooth sailing.

I use aptitude...
 
dselect has issues believing kitchen sinks are not vital dependancy requirements :P

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>Brad
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