[ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude

[Kirrus]

I tend to use apt-get for small, quick programs.. and aptitude for anything bigger. I tend to use aptitudes' text-based graphical interface for sorting out any dependency issues caused by dist-upgrades etc... (eg. edgy to fiesty).

(Type in "aptitude" or "sudo aptitude" into the command line, and it will launch a text-based graphical interface. _very_ useful for remote ssh-accessed servers and PCs!)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark at yourpropertyexpert.com>
To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: 04 July 2007 11:29:11 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude

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)?


Oh, and I guess that Synaptic users are welcome to contribute as well, 
though I don't have a GUI on the bulk of my Ubuntu machines, so it's not 
an option for me :-)

M.

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