On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 02:36:40PM -0700, Adam Frank wrote: > For beginners I'd definitely recommend apt-get, or even one of its GUI > fronteds like Synaptic.
The only problem for a beginner using Synaptic is that if it is all she knows, and X crashes, they have no experience to fall back on. Its just my personal axe: beginners should be comfortable with text-mode basic tools: aptitude or apt-get, lynx (or elinks2), mutt, and a text-mode editor (used by mutt if nothing else). This way, he has the tools he needs to get help from the list. Curious: what does apt-get do that aptitude non-interactive do; how does the user's experience of each differ? I thought that aptitude for simple stuff a drop-in replacement for apt-get. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]