>> There is talk about the smart package manager. It claims it will handle >> package managing better than APT. Is this true or propaganda? If it is >> true, will there be a future switch from APT to this SMART? Could it be a >> potential etch +1 goal? Just wondering. > > Are you referring to Aptitude ? It's available either in a curses > display (I think it's curses) or from the command line.
He is probably referring to "smartpm" package: The Smart Package Manager project has the ambitious objective of creating smart and portable algorithms for solving adequately the problem of managing software upgrading and installation. This tool works in all major distributions (APT, APT-RPM, YUM, URPMI, etc). This project is in beta testing. Please, understand that bugs are expected to be found at that stage, and there are features that still must be implemented in the forthcoming future. It is an interesting project, but I doubt that APT will go away anytime soon. You do not just go and replace essential parts of the operating system with some half tested beta software. Maybe one day, but probably not in Etch+1. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]