update-manager vs apt-get

[martin f krafft]

also sprach Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com> [2006.07.25.0956 +0100]:
> The section "The actual upgrade" explains the additional logic.
> The implementation "runs" APT via its API and tweaks the
> selections to do the right thing.

Ah, now I see, it wasn't obvious to me until I read your short
description. I've thus taken the liberty to add a short executive
summary parargraph to the section.

> > The reason I am asking is quite simple that I acknowledge that
> > dist-upgrade cannot be the way to go, and I would like for that
> > to be improved as well, but I'd rather fix dist-upgrade and the
> > packages, not rely on preparation and cleanup hooks.
> 
> dist-upgrade does a different and more general job.  The release
> upgrade algorithm is specific to Ubuntu and to particular Ubuntu
> releases.

I wonder if update-manager is designed with flexibility in mind and
has a policy that we could easily amend for Debian. There is no
doubt that the general idea behind update-manager (APT is not
enough) would benefit Debian as well...

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