package managers

[Larry Hartman]

On Wednesday 26 November 2008 07:23:56 am nepal wrote:
> 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.

In KDE 3.5.10, I was fairly happy with Adept and the information it provided.  
in KDE 4.1, I find that searching for packages in Adept does return the same 
number of packages it did in 3.5.10 and it takes more mouse clicks to get to 
the core info of the package--i.e. version numbers, etc.  Lots of package data 
I get immediately in Synaptic I have to dig to find in KDE 4.1 version of 
Adept.  I hate to say this, but Adept, at least in my realm, has a usability 
regression over previous versions.

Larry