** Johnathon Tinsley <kir...@kirrus.co.uk> [2010-06-07 15:06]: > On 07/06/10 14:30, Paul Tansom wrote: > > ** Tony Arnold<tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk> [2010-06-07 11:18]: > >> On 07/06/10 08:51, Neil Perry wrote: > >>> I've just been pointed out, that for Maverick they have removed aptitude > >>> being install by default. I don't want to start another button debate. > >>> > >>> But how many of you using aptitude rather then apt-get? > >>> > >>> I've used aptitude since I started using ubuntu, seeing as I thought > >>> apt-get wasn't maintained any more. > >> > >> That's irritating. On the command line I always use aptitude. I started > >> doing so because I thought I had seen somewhere that debian was adopting > >> aptitude as their standard command line package management tool. > >> > >> I guess I'll just add aptitude to do the list of packages I install by > >> default. > > ** end quote [Tony Arnold] > > > > Yes, I've always used aptitude as well, believing it to be the replacement > > for > > apt-get. I also quite like that it has search built in rather than having to > > install apt-find as well. I have to say that the only time I use the GUI > > tools, > > even on Ubuntu desktop, is when it pops up with updates. If I want a new > > package I use aptitude, and haven't found any of the attempts at GUI tools > > to > > be anywhere near as easy to use. Maybe that's because I'm a techy, and > > increasingly Ubuntu seems to be aimed at non-techies. Server side I use > > aptitude all the time since you never need a GUI on a server - obvious to > > anyone except Microsoft ;) > > You don't need to install apt-find to search, just use 'apt-cache > search', which comes with apt-get by default :) ** end quote [Johnathon Tinsley]
I knew apt-find wasn't the correct command, but given that it's a long time since I used anything other than aptitude I went with it for the email! Thanks for the reminder :) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 ====================================================================== Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/