Gergely Korodi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > From time to time I give a try to aptitude and synaptic, but always recoil > in horror. I don't know what the fuss is about aptitude, IMHO it's way > more complicated to use than dselect, and less clear as well.
Amazing.... I used dselect a lot back in the day (I don't know, like up until 2000 or so?). It had a clunky but useable interface (though I fully understand how newbies could get frustrated), and generally worked all right until there was a problem; however when a problem -- even a minor one -- cropped up it, resolving it could be a miserable experience. The current aptitude, by contrast, seems both powerful and elegant: it rarely gets in my way, deals well with problem situations, and offers powerful features should I want them (aptitude of years past could also be kinda cranky though). -Miles -- 80% of success is just showing up. --Woody Allen
