on Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:27:12PM -0400, Joey Hess insinuated: > J.S.Sahambi wrote: > > I have been using apt and dselect for some time. Can any body tell me > > about the advantages/disadvantages of dselect and aptitude? and which is > > better? > > Nine reasons why you should be using aptitude instead of apt-get or dselect. > > 1. aptitude can look just like apt-get > 2. aptitude tracks automatically installed packages > 3. aptitude sanely handles recommends > 4. use aptitude as a normal user and avoid hosing your system > 5. aptitude has a powerful UI and searching capabilities > 6. aptitude makes it easy to keep track of obsolete software > 7. aptitude has an interface to the Debian task system > 8. aptitude supports multiple sources > 9. aptitude logs its actions
and the number 10 reason why you should be using aptitude instead of
apt-get ...:
10. you can play minesweeper if you get bored/frustrated!
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