Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-29 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 04:46:03 +, T o n g wrote: [...] > $ apt-get install swatch [...] > The following extra packages will be installed: > libbit-vector-perl libcarp-clan-perl libdate-calc-perl libdate-manip-perl > libfile-tail-perl libperl5.10 libyaml-syck-perl perl perl-bas

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-29 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , s. keeling wrote: >Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. : >> Is there a description or screenshot of it somewhere? Can I easily >> engage it from the command-line? I'd like to play with it and see >> if it is as useful as the aptitude one. > >See the -s switch, just like aptitude. That's *not* aptitud

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-28 Thread s. keeling
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. : > > Is there a description or screenshot of it somewhere? Can I easily > engage it from the command-line? I'd like to play with it and see > if it is as useful as the aptitude one. See the -s switch, just like aptitude. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-28 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In <4c786423.7080...@cox.net>, Ron Johnson wrote: >On 08/27/2010 02:24 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >> In<1282920166.29761.13.ca...@huevos>, Chance Platt wrote: >>> I say pick one and stick to it. Apt and aptitude are close to parity >>> feature-wise anymore (I'm sure others will disagree and

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-28 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 27 aug 10, 07:23:20, Tom Browder wrote: > I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up > my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). > > I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best > tool for the job. For a stable server it probably doe

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Ron Johnson
On 08/27/2010 02:24 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In<1282920166.29761.13.ca...@huevos>, Chance Platt wrote: I say pick one and stick to it. Apt and aptitude are close to parity feature-wise anymore (I'm sure others will disagree and it depends on how you define "features") and there's some

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Charlie
On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:23:20 -0500 Tom Browder shared this with us all: >Is there a consensus? Certainly. In Debian the consensus is always what you think sounds best to you, tried and tested by yourself, and then use because it's best for you. When people ask a similar question on the list -

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In <1282920166.29761.13.ca...@huevos>, Chance Platt wrote: >I say pick one and stick to it. Apt and aptitude are close to parity >feature-wise anymore (I'm sure others will disagree and it depends on >how you define "features") and there's some disagreement if aptitude >really is the better choice

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Chance Platt
On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 07:23 -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up > my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). > > I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best > tool for the job. > > Now I read conflicting o

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 27 Aug 2010, Tom Browder wrote: > I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up > my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). > > I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best > tool for the job. > > Now I read conflicting opinions from experi

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread T o n g
On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:33:19 +0400, Roman Khomasuridze wrote: >> I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best tool >> for the job. >> >> Now I read conflicting opinions from experienced people about apt-*, >> aptitude, and wajit. >> >> Is there a consensus? consensus? I wish

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Alain Baeckeroot
Le 27/08/2010 à 14:23, Tom Browder a écrit : > > I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up > my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). > > I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best > tool for the job. > > Now I read conflicting opinion

Re: What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Roman Khomasuridze
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Tom Browder wrote: > I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up > my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). > > I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best > tool for the job. > > Now I read conflicting opi

What is Recommend CLI Package Manager Tool for Newb?

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Browder
I have to say I'm getting confused. I'm in the middle of setting up my first Debian server (which used to be Ubuntu). I will be administering it remotely and would like to use the best tool for the job. Now I read conflicting opinions from experienced people about apt-*, aptitude, and wajit. I