[ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? Oh, and I guess that Synaptic users are welcome to contribute as well, though I don't have a GUI on the bulk of my Ubuntu machines, so it's not an option for me :-) M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
Mark, I tend to run apt-get if I know the package I wish to install, and it's not got many dependencies. If I'm doing a big upgrade, or installing something that has multiple dependencies and I want more packages, I tend to use aptitude. I'm not sure if this is in any way reflected in the differences between the two - but I find that taking this approach works for me - when I have the time to look deeper into the differences I'm sure I'll find out I've been doing something terribly wrong... Regards, Andy Loughran www.zrmt.com m: 07921076319 - Original Message - From: Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: 04 July 2007 11:29:11 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London Subject: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? Oh, and I guess that Synaptic users are welcome to contribute as well, though I don't have a GUI on the bulk of my Ubuntu machines, so it's not an option for me :-) M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
Mark, Mark Harrison wrote: I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? I tend to use aptitude these days. It seems to be a bit better at resolving conflicts and will remove stuff no longer used. I thought I also read somewhere that Debian now recommend it over apt-get. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
I tend to use apt-get for small, quick programs.. and aptitude for anything bigger. I tend to use aptitudes' text-based graphical interface for sorting out any dependency issues caused by dist-upgrades etc... (eg. edgy to fiesty). (Type in aptitude or sudo aptitude into the command line, and it will launch a text-based graphical interface. _very_ useful for remote ssh-accessed servers and PCs!) - Original Message - From: Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: 04 July 2007 11:29:11 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London Subject: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? Oh, and I guess that Synaptic users are welcome to contribute as well, though I don't have a GUI on the bulk of my Ubuntu machines, so it's not an option for me :-) M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
I'm sure that the best feature of aptitude is the minesweeper game :) On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 11:39 +0100, Kirrus wrote: I tend to use apt-get for small, quick programs.. and aptitude for anything bigger. I tend to use aptitudes' text-based graphical interface for sorting out any dependency issues caused by dist-upgrades etc... (eg. edgy to fiesty). (Type in aptitude or sudo aptitude into the command line, and it will launch a text-based graphical interface. _very_ useful for remote ssh-accessed servers and PCs!) - Original Message - From: Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: 04 July 2007 11:29:11 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London Subject: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? Oh, and I guess that Synaptic users are welcome to contribute as well, though I don't have a GUI on the bulk of my Ubuntu machines, so it's not an option for me :-) M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- Andrew Gee [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.webspot.co.uk | http://www.papermark.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
Mark Harrison wrote: I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? I've been using aptitude for a while now. I seem to remember reading somewhere (Debian Sarge upgrade notes?) that it's recommended over apt-get now because of its improved dependency handling. The interactive version is also very useful. That said, I don't think it has an equivalent to apt-get source, so in that instance I still use apt-get. JT -- ---+ James Tait, BSc|xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Programmer and Free Software advocate | VoIP: +44 (0)870 490 2407 ---+ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude
Mark Harrison wrote: I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and why)? Hello, Mark. I use the command-line aptitude to install/reinstall/remove packages because it's much better at resolving conflicts and dependencies than apt-get or Synaptic. In particular, I frequently use an 'empty': aptitude -f install To make sure the APT database is consistent. However, aptitude is difficult to use interactively - I find packages with Synaptic or: aptitude search name Where: name is all or part of a package name Oh, and I guess that Synaptic users are welcome to contribute as well, though I don't have a GUI on the bulk of my Ubuntu machines, so it's not an option for me :-) No GUI? - OK, you pass the 'real' hacker test ;-) Best wishes, Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rowett Research Institute, |http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, | phone:+44 (0)1224 712751 Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK.| fax:+44 (0)1224 716687 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
