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. > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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. -- An old mainframer getting current.
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