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/
