On 8/27/2010 9:52 PM, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594512
>
> I just updates most gross errors in CVS so updated page will show up
> soon.
Ah yes. The page should describe more of why aptitude vs apt-get, and
let the user decide.
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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:54:54AM -0600, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:27:58PM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 06:23:56PM -0600, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html#s-aptitude
> >
> > This needs updat
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:36:52PM +, T o n g wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:30:30 +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote:
>
> >> To hold a Debian package not to be updated by apt-get
> >>
> >> echo $package hold | dpkg --set-selections
> >>
> >> Please note that such holding will not work for aptitude.
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:09:04PM +, T o n g wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK to
> do so?
>
> I read [1] that it is not a good idea.
> Please comment.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/07/maillist.html
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On Vi, 27 aug 10, 01:07:22, s. keeling wrote:
>
> I've my own complaints about pkg managers (*everything* drags in
> CUPS!)
Package managers are not responsible by the dependencies set by
individual packages.
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Osamu Aoki :
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:13:26PM +, s. keeling wrote:
> > T o n g :
> > >
> > > I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it
> > > OK to do so?
> >
> > Joey Hess wrote a long critique in here a couple of years ago, saying
> > essentially yes. aptitu
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:30:30 +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote:
>> To hold a Debian package not to be updated by apt-get
>>
>> echo $package hold | dpkg --set-selections
>>
>> Please note that such holding will not work for aptitude. . .
>
> I just tested. It worked for me.
Please elaborate a bit more
>
>
>
> Original Message
>From: tom.brow...@gmail.com
>To: aaron.topo...@gmail.com
>Subject: Re: Mixing apt-get and aptitude
>Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:51:29 -0500
>
>>On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 19:23, Aaron Toponce
> wrote:
>>> On 08/25/201
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:59, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 08:51:29AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
>> Aside, can you post another blog (or another thread here) about why
>> you use both Ubuntu and Debian?
>
> http://pthree.org/2009/02/19/server-migration-from-ubuntu-804-to-debian-5
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 08:51:29AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> Aside, can you post another blog (or another thread here) about why
> you use both Ubuntu and Debian?
http://pthree.org/2009/02/19/server-migration-from-ubuntu-804-to-debian-50/
Long story short- Debian does a better job at package qu
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:27:58PM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 06:23:56PM -0600, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html#s-aptitude
>
> This needs update. This is very old.
Why is this old? What is out-of-date?
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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 19:23, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> On 08/25/2010 01:09 PM, T o n g wrote:
>> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK to
>> do so?
>
> Yes. However, aptitude is a much more powerful program. Check my blog
> post on the many reasons to use aptitude o
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:08:10PM +, T o n g wrote:
> First of all, sorry that I miss read your meaning.
>
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:47:30 -0400, Anticept . wrote:
>
> > Can apt-get hold back package updates like aptitude? This might be one
> > of them.
>
> Yes, it can, but it's done at the
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 06:23:56PM -0600, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> On 08/25/2010 01:09 PM, T o n g wrote:
> > I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK to
> > do so?
>
> Yes. However, aptitude is a much more powerful program. Check my blog
> post on the many reasons to
Hi,
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:13:26PM +, s. keeling wrote:
> T o n g :
> >
> > I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it
> > OK to do so?
>
> I've not read your link.
>
> Joey Hess wrote a long critique in here a couple of years ago, saying
> essentially yes. a
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:08:10PM +, T o n g wrote:
> First of all, sorry that I miss read your meaning.
>
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:47:30 -0400, Anticept . wrote:
>
> > Can apt-get hold back package updates like aptitude? This might be one
> > of them.
>
> Yes, it can, but it's done at the
On 08/25/2010 01:09 PM, T o n g wrote:
> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK to
> do so?
Yes. However, aptitude is a much more powerful program. Check my blog
post on the many reasons to use aptitude over apt:
http://pthree.org/2007/08/12/aptitude-vs-apt-get/
T o n g :
>
> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it
> OK to do so?
I've not read your link.
Joey Hess wrote a long critique in here a couple of years ago, saying
essentially yes. aptitude (I thimk) logs more of its actions than
does apt-get, but other than that,
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 3:21 PM, T o n g wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:16:44 -0400, Anticept . wrote:
>
>>> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK
>>> to do so?
>>>
>>> I read [1] that it is not a good idea. Please comment.
>>> . . .
>>>
>> There is no reason that
On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:16:44 -0400, Anticept . wrote:
>> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK
>> to do so?
>>
>> I read [1] that it is not a good idea. Please comment.
>> . . .
>>
> There is no reason that these two can't be mixed. Aptitude, however,
> keeps track
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM, T o n g wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used to use either apt-get or aptitude to install packages. Is it OK to
> do so?
>
> I read [1] that it is not a good idea.
> Please comment.
> thanks
>
> [1] http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/mixing-apt-*-and-
> aptitude-
On 2004-02-17, David penned:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 10:35:26PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
>> On 2004-02-17, David penned:
>> >
>> > Well.. I _just now_ did.. didn't get my first report formatted
>> > right.. but I've just received acknowledgement that the report has
>> > been received - bu
On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 10:35:26PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
> On 2004-02-17, David penned:
> >
> > Well.. I _just now_ did.. didn't get my first report formatted right..
> > but I've just received acknowledgement that the report has been
> > received - bug #233129
>
> Have you looked into t
On 2004-02-17, David penned:
>
> Well.. I _just now_ did.. didn't get my first report formatted right..
> but I've just received acknowledgement that the report has been
> received - bug #233129
Have you looked into the reportbug utility? Takes all the effort out of
putting together a proper debi
On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 12:41:49PM +1100, Rob Weir wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 09:13:28AM -0600, David said
> > However, it seems that aptitude always exits with status 0 regardless of
> > what's happened. FWIW, I've filed a wishlist bugreport in this regard.
>
> Ah, cool.
Well.. I _just no
On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 09:13:28AM -0600, David said
> However, it seems that aptitude always exits with status 0 regardless of
> what's happened. FWIW, I've filed a wishlist bugreport in this regard.
Ah, cool.
> Now, would it be the same to use apt-get for at least the update
Yup.
> , or
> pe
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