On Wednesday 06 July 2005 21:42, Elmer E. Dow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I'm leaning toward using apt (and maybe occasionally using Synaptic) > rather then Aptitude. ITYM: "apt-get". apt-get (and its cohorts), Synaptic, and aptitude are all based on the Advanced Package Tool, a/k/a APT. > Given my use, shouldn't the simplicity of apt be adequate over the long > haul? apt-get is a very good tool. Synaptic is a very good tool and has a nicer user interface. aptitude is a very good tool; it's doesn't have the nice GUI of Synaptic but it's more powerful. Also, it can be used like apt-get from the command line. > Is using deborphan and -- purge just as effective as Aptitude's cleaning > methods? I ran deborphan for the first time yesterday. It found some packages I didn't need and I purged them with aptitude. aptitude didn't think the packages were unused because I had installed them manually. No tool does everything. > If so, then what's Aptitude's advantage? You might install the aptitude-doc package and read about all the magical things aptitude can do. > Or is this just a matter of preference? Yes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
