Update Buster Testing [SOLVED]

[llewellen]

I am running Buster-testing. As of May 21-18 there is a new build available. If I run the command "aptitude update" (without the quote marks) will I receive all the changes?

[Bulkley]

It is Testing so why don't you test it? Let us know what happens.

[llewellen]

It is Testing so why don't you test it? Let us know what happens.

I did run it and a lot of packages appeared to update. It did stumble, as I expectedk, on one package installed directly from the app's site (Vivaldi).

My initial question could have been asked in a better way. Is using "aptitude update" the best way to install each new build of testinig? Is it the wrong way? Is there a better way?

[Bloom]

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aptitude update

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apt update

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apt-get update

only refresh the packages list so your system knows what's new or updated.
You need a second instruction to do the actual upgrade:

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aptitude safe-upgrade

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apt upgrade

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apt-get upgrade

if that finishes without errors, you can do

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aptitude full-upgrade

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apt dist-upgrade

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apt-get dist-upgrade

And that will keep Testing on its latest version. If you replace all 'buster' in /etc/apt/sources.list by 'testing', it will even rollover rather smoothly (in my experience) to the next testing once that arrives.

[Wheelerof4te]

And do not mix aptitude and apt. Stick to only one, preferably apt.

[llewellen]

@Bloom: Many thanks The commands you listed ran without any errors.

[dcihon]

This is what I run on my testing machine daily. One issue with my method is I am cleaning a purging packages so I can't go back. Not a problem for me but it might be for someone else.

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cihonm@cihonm:~$ sudo apt update && sudo aptitude full-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo aptitude purge $(deborphan) && sudo apt-get autoremove

[Wheelerof4te]

^Please don't use that command, it's dangerous. As I've noted in my previous post, mixing apt and aptitude (especially on Testing/Sid) may result in a broken system and unresolved dependencies.
On top of that, you are deleting everything from the cache every time, which is pointless.

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apt update && apt full-upgrade

and sometimes

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apt autoremove

is all that you need on Testing. Full upgrade is used to warn about possible package breakages. If apt out of the blue wants to nuke your system, you just don't upgrade. That means, never put -y after any command, always read everything first.