Does apt replace dselect?
Hi, I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages directly from the net. Could someone enlighten me on the true role and status of apt? Thanks, Mark. _/\___/~~\ /~~\_/~~\__/~~\__Mark_Phillips /~~\_/[EMAIL PROTECTED] /~~\HE___/~~\__/~~\APTAIN_ /~~\__/~~\ __ They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them!
Re: Does apt replace dselect?
Mark Phillips wrote: Hi, I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages directly from the net. Could someone enlighten me on the true role and status of apt? Apt will eventually replace dselect, but the frontend is currently still in development. It needs both a terminal and X-windows based frontends. Until that day, apt can be used in conjunction with dselect as a method. It can also be used as a command line tool (apt-get). If you are chomping at the bit for the dselect replacement, you can view (and try) the gnome-apt frontend at http://www.debian.org/~hp/gnome-apt.html -Mitch
Re: Does apt replace dselect?
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: Mark Phillips wrote: Hi, I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages directly from the net. Could someone enlighten me on the true role and status of apt? apt-get is way more than a script - Apt is mostly a library. The library has lots of very sophisticated features, including stuff to download packages, order them for installation, keep up with dependencies, automatically compute which packages you need to upgrade, etc. It's a very complex and powerful piece of code. apt-get is a simple frontend which gives you access to the library from the command line. If you are chomping at the bit for the dselect replacement, you can view (and try) the gnome-apt frontend at http://www.debian.org/~hp/gnome-apt.html Thanks for the plug. :-) Gnome Apt should build with the current Gtk and Gnome tarballs by the way, you should not need to use CVS except to get Apt and Gnome-Apt. (If this isn't true send me the compile error and I'll make it true.) Once Jim gets those tarballs packaged up, you'll be able to use the .debs to compile. If I can add to the plug: I need an icon for the program, an icon for Replaces in the package tree view, and someone to package the program once all its dependencies are packaged. If anyone doesn't have enough to do. :-) I actually use gnome-apt by the way; it has some missing features, but if you get your /etc/apt/source.list set up manually, I think it's already a useful program. Havoc
Re: Does apt replace dselect?
Havoc Pennington wrote: [snip] If I can add to the plug: I need an icon for the program, an icon for Replaces in the package tree view, and someone to package the program once all its dependencies are packaged. If anyone doesn't have enough to do. :-) I would love to package this as soon as dependencies are packaged. When do you suppose that will be? (I'll be on vacation from 12/23-1/3) -Mitch
Re: Does apt replace dselect?
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: I would love to package this as soon as dependencies are packaged. When do you suppose that will be? (I'll be on vacation from 12/23-1/3) Hey, great! I don't really know - I think Jim is working on the Gnome stuff (it's a huge job), I don't know what the status is on a libapt-pkg package. I'd think sometime in January it could all be ready to go though, when you get back from vacation. Havoc
Re: Does apt replace dselect?
On Mon, Dec 21, 1998 at 12:52:06PM +1030, Mark Phillips wrote: Hi, Hi, I really don't know if apt will replace dsecelect, apt has(afaik) no user-interface like dselect. ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==-=== ii apt 0.1.9 Front-End for dpkg But, yes , You can download and install, upgrade packages or the whole distribution from the net, for the `ftp's` `http's` apt work with have a look to `/etc/apt/sources.list' You can configure this file to a ftp htp near You I work with apt : downloading packages and update or install new ones - ok upgrading hamm to slink completely: 3 strange's: no more xterm no xmodmap instslled xfonts not updated, no matter do it manually apt-get update xterm ; apt-get install xterm etc. will also, if exist, replace or remove older packages You really not need . I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages directly from the net. Could someone enlighten me on the true role and status of apt? Thanks, Mark. cYa -- Peter
