Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > Olof Bjarnason <olof.bjarna...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Most tutorials on the web still (I've read mostly Ubuntu-related >> forums) mention apt-get; seems like an error? > > Not quite an error (since ‘apt-get’ continues to work), just habit of > old-timers, and cargo-cult administration by newcomers.
It also appears that the installed software advises it, e.g.: p...@sleeper-service:~$ sbcl The program 'sbcl' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install sbcl bash: sbcl: command not found -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
