Re: [webmin-l] Webmin's 'apt-get -y install apache2' package upgrade command leaves Apache unable to start due to libapache2-mod-php5 being uninstalled

[Andrey R. <anr...@fr...>]

Greetings, Webmin users list!

Please use plain text messages.
There was nothing in your post, that warranted explicit HTML.

>> There's none.
>> It should use "upgrade" for most cases, the only exception is upgrading core,
>> which can't be done through regular "upgrade" by default.
>
> Are you saying that Webmin will automatically adjust the arguments that it
> passes to 'apt-get' based upon the specific type of package(s) to be
> upgraded?

No, i'm saying that it MUST NOT use "install", unless it's upgrading kernel
image.
"install" will only deal with direct prerequisites/dependencies of the
package selected, not looking into more details, nor attempt to apply conflict
resolution logic.

> If so, why might it be passing '-y install apache2' for a routine
> Apache upgrade?

It's programmed that way.

> He suggests that I use 'apt-get upgrade' to avoid the above issue, but if
> Webmin decides which arguments to pass to 'apt-get', is my only option to
> perform this particular upgrade on the command-line (which I don't mind
> doing).

I always use console to run maintenance tasks, like system upgrade.
Now, I see, why...


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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anr...@fr...) 03.04.2012, <23:24>

Sorry for my terrible english...