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  • Debian 12 brings new version of apt

    From Retrograde@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 10 02:19:30 2023
    From the «apt search 'more money less work'» department:
    Feed: The Register
    Title: A new version of APT is coming to Debian 12
    Author: Liam Proven
    Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:30:10 -0500
    Link: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/03/08/debian_12_apt_2_6/

    Like 'Bookworm' itself, software manager will have improved handling of non-free
    packages

    The forthcoming "Bookworm" release of Debian, version 12, will include a new version of the APT packaging tools, with better handling of non-free software.…



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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 10 08:51:30 2023
    Am 10.03.2023 schrieb Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>:

    https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/03/08/debian_12_apt_2_6/

    Like 'Bookworm' itself, software manager will have improved handling
    of non-free packages

    The forthcoming "Bookworm" release of Debian, version 12, will
    include a new version of the APT packaging tools, with better
    handling of non-free software.…

    In which way the behavior of apt exactly changes?
    I heard that a new tree non-free-firmware that is enabled by default
    and includes all the non-free firmware, the other non-free stuff stays
    in non-free.
    This isn't a change to apt - only to the sources apt uses.

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