* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > If you want a little more control over the details, with a usable > text-based user interface, use 'aptitude'. > after it's started in a text console (very useful if your X is broken) > the command 'u' updates its package lists, 'U' then does the same as > apt-get upgrade, except that it just decides which things to upgrade > without doing it, 'g' tell sit to go ahead and do it -- except again, it > pauses once for you to vies the entire list of proposed changes. You > can then edit the list if you wish, and do another 'g' to get it to > actually make the changes.
I have been wanting to try aptitude (so far I have used apt-get) but it has intimidated me in the past. But, it really does sound decent and so I think I will bite the bullet and do it. After all, this has all been driven by the desire to learn how to use Debian. And I really like the sound of its ability to remove unused dependencies later. Many thanks for the info on this. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
