[clug-talk] Package Managers: Apt/Aptitude

[Dick Angus]

On August 8, 2009 12:15:05 pm Joe Shuttleworth wrote:
> Installed: Debian Lenny
> I would like feedback on package managers.
> 2 I heard of are Apt and Aptitude.
> What would be the difference between using these?
> Which one would be easier to use?
> Can I use these interchangeably (do they know what each other are
> doing)?
>
> Is Apt hard to learn? I looked at the HowTo; some of it seems hard
> (Maybe I need to read it a few times). Are there some tutorials for Apt or
> Aptitude that would make this easier?
>
> Thanks.
>
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I use Synaptic. I find it easiest of all of them to understand. Use 'apt-get 
install Synaptic' at the console and then go to the menu under System and find 
Synaptic. Good luck. I only use apt when I need to do "unusual stuff" like 
installing Synaptic.
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