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That's simple not true. apt-get ensure that application will get the right version of a library for its execution. 'Untaring' doesn't mean the application wil
by turrini 13y ago
That's simple not true.
apt-get ensure that application will get the right version of a library for its execution.
'Untaring' doesn't mean the application will work OK with their dependencies (since there's no verification).
So anyone could do a dpkg -i --force-all *.deb. Its the same thing.
- peterwwillis 13y agoActually I believe it's more like dpkg -i -E -G -B --force-overwrite --force-breaks --force-conflicts --force-depends --force-depends-version *.deb with one or two extra things, like installpkg/upgradepkg will prompt you for what you want to do with config files, and adds one or two extra heuristics. But, yes, dpkg could totally be used in a similar way as upgradepkg. It's just more complicated so it doesn't work as well ;)