[ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude

[Tony Arnold]

Mark,

Mark Harrison wrote:
> I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude.
> 
> I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and 
> why)?

I tend to use aptitude these days. It seems to be a bit better at
resolving conflicts and will remove stuff no longer used. I thought I
also read somewhere that Debian now recommend it over apt-get.

Regards,
Tony.
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