package managers

[Bruce Marshall]

On Wednesday 26 November 2008, Art Alexion wrote:
> I don't think you have any problems mixing the package manager gui
> programs.  You shouldn't mix apt-get and aptitude, but I think the
> guis all use the same back end.
>
> Can someone please confirm this and tell me whether the back end is
> apti-get or aptitude.

I use all four....  aptitude, synaptic, apt-get, and adept  without problems.

I believe they all resolve down to   dpkg  at their depths....