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How does debian/ubuntu knows a package has a updated version



Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)
Come Celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary!using debian instead of ubuntuGiven a debian source package - How do I install the build-deps?How to find service dependencies for package updates on Ubuntu?Scripting installation of a virtual package provider on Debian/Ubuntudev/test/prod package update workflow for debian/ubuntuupdating, upgrading debian linux server except a packagePuppet: How to skip restart during package upgrade until config is replaced?How to tell apt-get that a package is OK and does not need any more attentionUsing Debian's unattended-upgrades packageHow to migrate from Jenkins week Ubuntu package to LTS?



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If my understanding is good, with apt update, Debian download a release file and with this file, it can tell if a package needs to be upgraded and with which dependencies. How does it do this? Th release file seems to be just a list of hashes so I don't quite understand.



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    If my understanding is good, with apt update, Debian download a release file and with this file, it can tell if a package needs to be upgraded and with which dependencies. How does it do this? Th release file seems to be just a list of hashes so I don't quite understand.



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      If my understanding is good, with apt update, Debian download a release file and with this file, it can tell if a package needs to be upgraded and with which dependencies. How does it do this? Th release file seems to be just a list of hashes so I don't quite understand.



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      If my understanding is good, with apt update, Debian download a release file and with this file, it can tell if a package needs to be upgraded and with which dependencies. How does it do this? Th release file seems to be just a list of hashes so I don't quite understand.



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          Whilst apt update can download one or more Release files, the primary files it is downloading are Packages file(s). Those files contain the full list of available packages, their versions, and other metadata (like dependencies). Once apt has a list of available packages and their versions, it is a straightforward matter of comparison to determine which packages have versions newer than those currently installed.






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          Package lists are the Packages and Sources files. These contain the debian/control file content for every package in the repository. From these metadata APT can determine a dependency solution.



          Releases is a description of the entire archive and signature data.



          Debian reference manual, Chapter 2. Debian package management






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            Whilst apt update can download one or more Release files, the primary files it is downloading are Packages file(s). Those files contain the full list of available packages, their versions, and other metadata (like dependencies). Once apt has a list of available packages and their versions, it is a straightforward matter of comparison to determine which packages have versions newer than those currently installed.






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            Whilst apt update can download one or more Release files, the primary files it is downloading are Packages file(s). Those files contain the full list of available packages, their versions, and other metadata (like dependencies). Once apt has a list of available packages and their versions, it is a straightforward matter of comparison to determine which packages have versions newer than those currently installed.







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            Package lists are the Packages and Sources files. These contain the debian/control file content for every package in the repository. From these metadata APT can determine a dependency solution.



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