how do i use apt-get

Ante Karamatić ivoks at grad.hr
Wed Jun 29 11:30:02 UTC 2005


On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 13:19 +0200, Arjan Geven wrote:

> Yes, you are right, it describes nicely what it does. It manages
> packages. But what are packages, and why do they need to be managed?
> See my point?

"What are keys?" "I don't want it to display 'Press any key to
continue', cause I don't know what keys are. Stoopid programers."

> This is just plain wrong. Users should NOT be required to read a
> manual before they can use something. A product (whether application,
> appliance or airplane) should be as straightforward to use as
> possible. Why place the burden on the user when it really should be on
> the designer? This technocratic vision has to stop, the sooner the
> better. The time for User Centred Design has come. And it does not
> involve reading manuals!

Earth to Arjan, call in Arjan :)

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