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Apt is the wrong example here.
Me: update && upgrade
Apt:
##### 25%Apt: dialogue with kernel news
Apt:
###### 30%Apt: dialogue for reconfiguring abc
Apt: dialogue for reconfiguring xyz
Apt: want me to overwrite your critical config? yes/no/show differences
Apt:
################## 100%Me: reboot
PC: No Display Manager, no wifi, emergency shell
It can happen to others too. When I used Raspbian, two times (iirc) the upgrade process to the new major version broke while installing libc and so the system was bricked afterwards.
I think I read somewhere that the recomended upgrade process is to reinstall the system. How bad must updates be implemented in this case?
Honestly, the only troubles I have had beside non-working Nvidia drivers was the dependency-resolver taking forever before aborting due to too many unresolved dependencies. full-resolver takes care of that.
Dialogues? Yes to inform you that some services won't work until a restart & you are currently using them (e.g. X)
Warning about overwriting config files? Only if you are an advanced enough user to have modified them by hand, and if the update requires a new base configuration.
never happenwd to me
This never happens to me when running distros based on Debian stable or Ubuntu, unless it's time for the major version update every 0.5-3 years. Even then, these days everything just keeps working after the reboot. Issues only really arise when you start messing with Debian sid, testing or frankendebian/frankenubuntu.
only an issue if you CANNOT READ PAST A FIFTH GRADE LEVEL
The irony that your comment will never reach its intended audience