On Sun, 2003-07-27 at 18:16, Travis Crump wrote: > Joey Hess wrote: [snip] > > Seven reasons why you should be using aptitude instead of apt-get. > > > > 1. aptitude can look just like apt-get > > > > If you run 'aptitude update' or 'aptitude upgrade' or 'aptitude > > install', it looks and works just like apt-get, with a few enhancements. > > So there is no learning curve. > > > > aptitude doesn't support the '-t' switch. While some people would say > that you shouldn't really be using '-t' anyway, a lot of people do use it.
Why not use "-t"? I have a "mostly sarge" system with some sid. The "-t" makes it very easy to do this: # apt-get -t testing upgrade # apt-get -t unstable install evolution mozilla-browser mozilla-psm -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA | | | | "I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian | | because I hate vegetables!" | | unknown | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
