Re: Benefits of using aptitude

2007-07-19 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 03:31:28PM -0400, Stefan Monnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: I actually keep wondering why apt-get and aptitude are not merged into one (it looks like it good almost be done by just renaming aptitude to apt-get). Mainly because aptitude is not apt-get. I'm

Re: Benefits of using aptitude

2007-07-18 Thread Stefan Monnier
Still, if you're used to apt-get, I don't really see a reason to switch. I always recommend aptitude, but never tell users to switch from apt-get on a running system. If I should, please let me know the reasons. The biggest benefit (at least until the new apt) would be the automatic

Re: Benefits of using aptitude

2007-07-18 Thread Jim Crossley
Andrei Popescu [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 07:10:17AM +, Silke Suck wrote: Still, if you're used to apt-get, I don't really see a reason to switch. I always recommend aptitude, but never tell users to switch from apt-get on a running system. If I should, please

Re: Benefits of using aptitude

2007-07-18 Thread Joe Hart
On Wednesday 18 July 2007 21:31:28 Stefan Monnier wrote: Still, if you're used to apt-get, I don't really see a reason to switch. I always recommend aptitude, but never tell users to switch from apt-get on a running system. If I should, please let me know the reasons. The biggest benefit

Re: Benefits of using aptitude

2007-07-18 Thread Andrei Popescu
Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If one uses only aptitude, there is no problem, but if one mixes the two commands, then aptitude will eventually get confused and want to remove vital components. As said before in the original thread, this problem should be solved by now. If you still

Re: Benefits of using aptitude

2007-07-18 Thread Andrei Popescu
Stefan Monnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I actually keep wondering why apt-get and aptitude are not merged into one (it looks like it good almost be done by just renaming aptitude to apt-get). See http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/06/msg00379.html and the entire thread. Very