Moo! (WAS Re: upgrade only if installed)
Wow...here's a silly one for the archives. On Wednesday 14 June 2006 13:46, Bill Thompson wrote: In addition, the command aptitude is now recommended in place of apt-get. The aptitude program handles package dependencies better than the apt-get program. When you do apt-get --help, at the bottom you are told: This APT has Super Cow Powers. But aptitude says: This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers. I thought that was a cute little way of saying that apt-get was more advanced, and thus would be preferable. This: http://www.eeggs.com/items/36008.html supports the more advanced theory, in that apt-get can do dist-upgrades. Can aptitude as well? Even if it is geek humor, why does one have super cow powers and not the other? j -- Joshua Kugler Lead System Admin -- Senior Programmer http://www.eeinternet.com PGP Key: http://pgp.mit.edu/ ID 0xDB26D7CE PO Box 80086 -- Fairbanks, AK 99708 -- Ph: 907-456-5581 Fax: 907-456-3111 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Moo! (WAS Re: upgrade only if installed)
On 6/14/06, Joshua J. Kugler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow...here's a silly one for the archives. On Wednesday 14 June 2006 13:46, Bill Thompson wrote: In addition, the command aptitude is now recommended in place of apt-get. The aptitude program handles package dependencies better than the apt-get program. When you do apt-get --help, at the bottom you are told: This APT has Super Cow Powers. But aptitude says: This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers. I thought that was a cute little way of saying that apt-get was more advanced, and thus would be preferable. This: http://www.eeggs.com/items/36008.html supports the more advanced theory, in that apt-get can do dist-upgrades. Can aptitude as well? Even if it is geek humor, why does one have super cow powers and not the other? try apt-get moo then aptitude moo then aptitude moo -v then aptitude moo -vv and so on Cheers Kelly --- Moo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Moo! (WAS Re: upgrade only if installed)
* Kelly Clowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006-06-15 00:49]: try apt-get moo then aptitude moo then aptitude moo -v then aptitude moo -vv and so on Now that was funny! - Felix -- Felix C. Stegerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://obfusk.net ~ Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature. ~ -- R. Kulawiec ~ vim: set ft=mail tw=70 sw=2 sts=2 et: pgph0MDb0ABDN.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Moo! (WAS Re: upgrade only if installed)
On Wednesday 14 June 2006 20:15, Felix C. Stegerman wrote: * Kelly Clowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006-06-15 00:49]: try apt-get moo then aptitude moo then aptitude moo -v then aptitude moo -vv and so on Now that was funny! So it isn't super cow powers, but at least it has some super powers. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
