In article <[email protected]>, Nick Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > Using the PPA and apt will only install the needed dependencies. You're > far more likely to be "spraying things you don't actually need into your > install" by trying to do it manually. And apt will give you an exact > list of the additional packages that need to be installed to satisfy > dependencies.
As I think I've said, I tend to use synaptic. I've assumed this *does* handle dependencies, etc. It certainly seems to from its interface reports. Is this wrong? Jim -- Electronics https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html biog http://jcgl.orpheusweb.co.uk/history/ups_and_downs.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
