[ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude

[Andrew Gee]

I'm sure that the best feature of aptitude is the minesweeper game :)

On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 11:39 +0100, Kirrus wrote:
> 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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