[Fwd: Re: Apt-get versus aptitude versus synaptic]

[R S Gill]

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> From: R S Gill <rsgill at purdue.edu>
> To: David <david at kenpro.com.au>
> Subject: Re: Apt-get versus aptitude versus synaptic
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:02:13 -0500
> On Mon, 2004-10-25 at 09:06 +1000, David wrote: 
> 
> > 
> > On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Jens W. Klein wrote:
> > 
> > > R S Gill wrote:
> > > > Aptitude is a far better program I think. This is because when you
> > > > uninstall something with aptitude, it actually removes all the
> > > > dependencies that were installed with the program.  Apt-get and synaptic
> > > > do not do this. So if you try out software on  regular basis, you run
> > > > the risk of having a lot of cruft build up in your system
> > >
> > > IIRC does apt-get also remove dependencies. Sometimes some libraries are
> > > left. If you have such orphans 'deborphan' is what you want to detect
> > > and 'apt-get remove' to get rid of them.
> > 
> > apt-get --purge option will remove everything... but you should use it
> > with care. It can be a bit like using #rm -f
> > 
> > Having some cruft lying around might turn out to be a better option.
> > 
> 
> 
> What I am saying is, it is better to just use aptitude and NOT apt-get
> or synaptic since aptitude remembers what programs were installed as
> dependencies when program "alpha" was installed.
> 
> SO with aptitude, when program "alpha" is uninstalled all the other
> programs that were installed as dependencies of "alpha" are also
> removed.
> 
> Synaptic does not do that.
> 
> Gill
> "From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood
> of tyrants and patriots." -- Thomas Jefferson 
> 
> "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in
> time that men have died to win them" -- FDR 
> 
> "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men
> stand ready to do violence on their behalf" -- George Orwell 
> 
> 
> 

"From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood
of tyrants and patriots." -- Thomas Jefferson 

"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time
that men have died to win them" -- FDR 

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men
stand ready to do violence on their behalf" -- George Orwell 


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