> > Synaptic is using aptitude as back-end (this is serious). > > Why can I deinstall aptitude without deinstalling synaptic then!? > > Ciao, > Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
Hi, This is because Aptitude is an independant console application that is very useful to users working on linux machines without X server installed. Synaptic is the interface which leads the underlying application. Synaptic is often installed with a $ aptitude install synaptic Best Regards, Rob -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list