"Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Aptitude was an advance over apt-get, but now there is synaptic. > > For most users, synaptic provides a better interface and better control > for package management in Debian.
That seems like a pretty dubious assertion. Synaptic's interface is "pretty", but seems quite clunky compared to aptitude's. As far as I know, it's also missing one of aptitude's most useful (even/especially for beginners) features, automatic handling of packages dragged in by dependencies. Aptitude's interface clearly has its issues too, but I'd say unless your user has a terminal fear of non-mousey-GUI interfaces, aptitude is the better interface overall. -Miles -- `Cars give people wonderful freedom and increase their opportunities. But they also destroy the environment, to an extent so drastic that they kill all social life' (from _A Pattern Language_) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
