package managers

[nepal]

On Tuesday 25 Nov 2008, nepal wrote:
> Is there any reason not to use synaptic as the package
> manager instead of aptitude? ( I ask as aptitude is
> obviously the default for Kubuntu).
>
> If I do use synaptic, is it best to just use the one or
> the other, or doesn't it matter?
>
> nepal

I downloaded and installed synaptic and must say am much 
happier using this than adept manager.

I also read the docs and AFAIU all package management 
systems use dpkg ultimately.

I also noticed something else about an error that occurs 
with synaptic to do with networking and static/dynamic IP 
addressing (if that's the correct terminology). This is a 
problem I have encountered with other distros using 
synaptic as well as my first encounter with Kubuntu.

Synaptic will not connect if networking is set for dynamic 
addressing is what I understand and is exactly what I had 
happening when I first tried Kubuntu which IIRC was 7.04.

nepal.