what do you want to see in future apt versions ?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:55:37 +0200, Liam Proven wrote:
>On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 at 15:39, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am only one of many, who have found the commands confusing, which
>> is why the questions about whether those two (dist-upgrade and
>> full-upgrade) will institute a version upgrade, keep occurring on
>> this list.  
>
>Neither. Ever. You cannot upgrade Ubuntu versions with any form of the
>`apt-get` or `apt` command, ever, under any circumstances. The End.

At least not without editing the repository sources list.

>Is that confusing somehow? I don't see it.

It could be confusing. We explain it today and after a few years users
forget it. It's vital to use a tool such as 'apt' on a regular basis
and to stay informed a little bit about progresses or regresses of
FLOSS, IOW everything that comes from Linux related upstream and even
some software from BSD related upstream, as well as at least what's
going on with Ubuntu, while it doesn't harm to lurk what happens to
other distros. It's also wise having one's eye on what's going on with
hardware vendor's Linux support.