On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Brad Alexander <stor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:25 AM, Andrei Popescu > <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There are several frontends to APT (apt-get, aptitude, synaptic, etc.), > > which one do you use? > > aptitude. AFAIR, it was the recommended one for Debian. (A while back, > I remember that Debian recommended aptitude and Ubuntu wanted apt.
While aptitude was the recommended tool in Lenny, apt-get is now the recommended tool in Squeeze and beyond. From the Debian Reference Guide[1]: "Although the aptitude command comes with rich features such as its enhanced package resolver, this complexity has caused (or may still causes) some regressions such as Bug #411123, Bug #514930, and Bug #570377. In case of doubt, please use the apt-get and apt-cache commands over the aptitude command." I know that the developers of aptitude are working on the issues and the recommendation may change in the future. [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_literal_apt_get_literal_literal_apt_cache_literal_vs_literal_aptitude_literal -- Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caoevnysyjrjj73nztggkj9xryz8-atcx9dupwo4kqazyxxu...@mail.gmail.com
