On Wed, 1 Aug 2018 15:14:57 +1200 Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> wrote:
> On 01/08/18 11:11, Default User wrote: > > synaptic? No love for synaptic? > > > Would Debian please just settle on one, and stick with it? > > They do different things at different levels and seem to play nicely > together. > Indeed. I use apt-get, aptitude, synaptic and occasionally dpkg, as the purpose requires. If I have time, in the situation described in this thread I use synaptic to install whatever isn't held up. I just pick likely-looking packages and install them, backing off if I get a list of removals. Aptitude interactive can do exactly the same, but I'm more comfortable with synaptic. I do actually use upgrade-system for routine upgrades, and switch to synaptic when necessary. On my server, I don't have synaptic, but being stable, I don't ever see this problem, either. For a simple installation of a package whose name I know, I use aptitude. For upgrading an unstable that hasn't been upgraded for a few months, I'd use apt-get, as aptitude clogs up when presented with hundreds of packages to sort out dependencies for. For a broken package that is beyond the abilities of the apt tools, dpkg is less intelligent and usually brutal enough to remove it. Horses for courses... -- Joe