On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:14:54AM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So, is the consensus to stick with 'apt'? Or at least to choose one and > stick with that and not to mix apt and aptitude (it sounds to me as though > Marc is saying if you mix you'll end up with 2 out of date lists of what > has/hasn't been inst-ed)
No, I made no such statement. I said that aptitude ignored the status file in favor of its own re-implementation of it. I should have been more clear. Aptitude *does* read the status file, and copy its flags to its own file. The problem is that it does it only when you use the ncurses interface. Try it... put a package on hold with the normal tools (dpkg, dselect), then try 'aptitude upgrade'. Aptitude won't recognize that the package is on hold. What *dpkg* does is the standard. If aptitude doesn't honor it, it's broken. If aptitude is *inconsistent*, as it is between the command line and the ncurses interface, it's WORSE. -- Marc Wilson | These PRESERVES should be FORCE-FED to PENTAGON [EMAIL PROTECTED] | OFFICIALS!! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
