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Lol.
Let's not defend this behavior by apt.
I'll die on many "linux is fine for just about everyone" hills.
Getting apt to actually really honestly - I mean it this time - update everything - isn't for everyone.
Some of us just wait for our hardware to break down, and then reinstall the OS, fresh, instead.
Nothing of what you said is on topic. I never said linux is for everyone and so on....
First, its about server administration. Second, I am neither saying that this behavior is good or bad.
I am saying that the behavior is clearly stated in the output. Or what else does "packages were held back" mean.
Blaming ignorance in reading the output prompt on the tools is really childish.
I didn't mean to put words in your mouth, but your replies are exhausting. Lighten up.
Apt could use some usability improvements, specifically around doing full upgrades. This isn't a controversial take.
Googling apt full upgrade CLI leads to various articles, all of which have a series of commands that are named orthogonally to this fairly common use case, and must be run in order, and sometimes repeated.
There's good reasons it is the way it is, and it can certainly be improved.
I think you got my point. Not sure why you feel the need to try to discuss another discuasion topic with me.
No its not. And again, I never said apt is good or perfect or bad.
I am fully aware, it is not like i ever had to dig down and resolve dependency hell.
But it is something different if you say that tools could be made better, than writing a whole article with a click bait title on "How i ignored the output of my package manager".