On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:51:19 +0100, Tony Arnold <tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
> On 07/06/10 11:22, Neil Perry wrote: > > That is what I don't understand either, typically I thought if > > debian would be adopting that apt-get will be getting phased out. > > Unless Ubuntu devlopers maintain apt-get. > > Maybe it's a size thing and squeezing what they can on to the CD. > aptitude is 2.1MB on my system compared to 115KB for apt-get. I never > use it but aptitude will run as a curses application allowing > you to select and deselect packages. Which may explain it's size. I > tend to use it as a direct alternative to apt-get. Regards, Tony. A curses application? Damn, that sounds useful. Maybe I can find the space ;-) Rowan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
