On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 10:12:31AM -0700, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:01:02 -0700 > Jeff Grossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was just reading the forums at forums.debian.org and came across a > > thread about apt-get and aptitude. I just installed Debian this week > > after moving over from Gentoo. I have only been using the apt-get > > method because that is all I ever saw mentioned. But, I guess aptitude > > is the preferred Debian method now. Is there a safe way for me to start > > using aptitude instead of apt-get? What is the best way for me to make > > the switch? > > For new installs it is actually recommended to use aptitude. However, from > following the recent apt-get vs aptitude threads, there doesn't seem to be > any big difference between the two. So if you are comfortable with apt-get > there is no need to switch.
I'd say the main difference is that apt-get is a command-line tool, whereas aptitude is an interactive tool that can be driven from the command-line. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
