Hi every1.
I want to know a few thing:

- (swaret --update) what does this command do? Does it realy update all
installed packages?

- What's the diference between "swaret --update" and "swaret --upgrade"?

- Do this options (--update & --upgrade) have the same meaning for slapt-get
command?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Nuno Paquete.

Tuga wrote:
> - (swaret --update) what does this command do? Does it realy update all
> installed packages?
>
> - What's the diference between "swaret --update" and "swaret --upgrade"?
>
> - Do this options (--update & --upgrade) have the same meaning for slapt-get
> command?

have you read the man pages for swaret? (if not installed on your system,
then available at <http://www.swaret.org/?menu=swaret8>) it's pretty clear
about the meaning of both switches.

as for slapt-get, i'm sure the man page or online documentation
<http://software.jaos.org/> will tell you what you need to know as well.

--
Joost Kremers joostkremers@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
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Joost Kremers wrote:

> Tuga wrote:
>> - (swaret --update) what does this command do? Does it realy update all
>> installed packages?
>>
>> - What's the diference between "swaret --update" and "swaret --upgrade"?
>>
>> - Do this options (--update & --upgrade) have the same meaning for
>> slapt-get command?
>
> have you read the man pages for swaret? (if not installed on your system,
> then available at <http://www.swaret.org/?menu=swaret8>) it's pretty clear
> about the meaning of both switches.
>
> as for slapt-get, i'm sure the man page or online documentation
> <http://software.jaos.org/> will tell you what you need to know as well.
>

Hi Joost.
Yes, i've read the man pages:
"ACTIONS
--update Retrieve the latest List Files"
So, does it just list the updates available or update too.

Another thing, there's a diference between update and upgrade. I suppose
that upgrade is installing a new version and update is get the latest
patches. Am i wrong?

Thanks.

Tuga wrote:
> "ACTIONS
> --update Retrieve the latest List Files"
> So, does it just list the updates available or update too.
>
> Another thing, there's a diference between update and upgrade. I suppose
> that upgrade is installing a new version and update is get the latest
> patches. Am i wrong?

the way i understand the documentation, (i don't use swaret myself), swaret
keeps files with lists of available packages. the --update option updates
these. --upgrade installs new versions of the packages on your system.

--
Joost Kremers joostkremers@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
EN:SiS(9)

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 22:58:20 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:

> Tuga wrote:
>> "ACTIONS
>> --update Retrieve the latest List Files"
>> So, does it just list the updates available or update too.
>>
>> Another thing, there's a diference between update and upgrade. I suppose
>> that upgrade is installing a new version and update is get the latest
>> patches. Am i wrong?
>
> the way i understand the documentation, (i don't use swaret myself), swaret
> keeps files with lists of available packages. the --update option updates
> these. --upgrade installs new versions of the packages on your system.

Tuga - what do you use?(i don't use swaret myself)

-Les-

Les Campbell wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 22:58:20 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:
>
>> Tuga wrote:
>>> "ACTIONS
>>> --update Retrieve the latest List Files"
>>> So, does it just list the updates available or update too.
>>>
>>> Another thing, there's a diference between update and upgrade. I suppose
>>> that upgrade is installing a new version and update is get the latest
>>> patches. Am i wrong?
>>
>> the way i understand the documentation, (i don't use swaret myself),
>> swaret keeps files with lists of available packages. the --update option
>> updates these. --upgrade installs new versions of the packages on your
>> system.
>
> Tuga - what do you use?(i don't use swaret myself)
>
> -Les-

Hi Les.
I use Swaret, Slapt-get and slackupdate.
You can find it in www.linuxpackages.net
It's a web site that all Slack users should visit. You probably already know
it.
What do you use?

Regards,
Nuno Paquete.