> However, I have to agree with Gustavo regarding the name. This > isn't really a tool of the same genre as the apt toolset and the name is > misleading
This program is really related to apt. What it does it to parse the output of apt-cache and adds a score to each package line (in that I like apt-popular) > I also agree that something that mentions packages would be > good. Here are some more suggestions: popularity-tool popular-package or popack or pp dpp (debian popular packages) >BTW Have you considered the possibility that what you are proposing would >make a great web site? Yes I thought about it. There's already a simplistic web site at http://developer.dnsalias.org/apt-best/www.cgi. This could really be improved in functionalities and in its aspect (volunteers are welcome) I don't know which is the better thing : * a web site : - PRO : wider public, could interest non debian users, always up to date - CONS : console users would probably not use it (unless it is lynx friendly) * a CLI tool : - PRO : would not require internet access, admin public - CONS : needs to be updated on a frequent basis (popularity scores change) Also I thought there could be a generic tool among all distributions (debian, redhat, mandrake, ...). because programs are common among them This has the advantage of using more source of popularity Anyway I've started to write this tool for debian at the moment and would really like if it could be incorporated in the debian standard packages