apt-listbugs, apt-listchanges AND other thoughts

[John Levin]

On 3 Oct 2004, at 17:25, Joseph Carlisle wrote:

>> One of the main ideas behind Ubuntu is that the console shouldn't be
>> necessary for anything - all configuration should have a gui
>
> Conversely for Ubuntu to have the widest appeal they shouldn't make
> people use a gui for system administration when a command line tool is
> available.  Give the users a choice and have both options available.

I said *necessary* - no one has suggested dispensing with the command 
line altogether.   Is such a thing even possible?

John