No problem. I've done that myself! :) Roy
Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 28 February 2011 08:49, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > > > > You mistook what I said. I don't mind being wrong, but first check to > make > > sure what I said. > > > > The comment said most *Linux* users and not Debian users use aptitude. My > > point was not specific to Debian itself, but to distros that use the > Debian > > package management system of which Debian is not the largest by far. I > like > > aptitude, but the fact remains that it does not come pre-installed on > Ubuntu > > and Mint and many other large Debian based distros and Debian based > distros > > themselves are less than half of all distributions, most of which are RPM > > based. So I was accurate that most *Linux* users do not use aptitude at > all. > > I would add that most users of apt do not use aptitude either. Over half > of > > those would use a GUI frontend and many of the commandline folks will use > > apt-get or sometimes even apt-fast or dpkg. That is not a slight against > > aptitude, but just reality. I know many people who personally who prefer > > aptitude, but that does not change the situation. I know far more who use > > the GUI, including most here. > > > > This is off topic anyway. The original person wanted help on unzipping > and I > > am not sure why aptitude was even brought into it. > > > > Roy > > > > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > > Location: Canada > > > > I'm sorry Roy in the future I'll try to be less obtuse. But really I > thought this thread was about installing software in Linux! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
