"Tom Buskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Try using aptitude install foo. I find that aptitude seems to do a >> better job of "fixing" things than apt-get. > > Different mechanisms/algorithyms? What about synaptic? Hmmm
I haven't played with synaptic yet. aptitude, from my understanding, is a re-write of the apt-get dependency resolving routines, but I'm not entirely clear on that either (I really ought to go read up on this stuff... ;) aptitude, if provided no command line args drops into a dselect-like system, but is significantly more usable. -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
