On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]> wrote: >> apt-get is over twice as long as yum, so the speedup would be > 2 :p > > The name "apt" was used by Java for quite some time, and I suspect many people > might have scripts that use "apt" and/or have a Java with "apt" installed.
Ah, that sucks. > It also does not make sense, as apt-get is not comparable to yum. apt-get > is a tool for modifying things, you also need apt-cache and friends to > have complete functionality, so linking apt-get to apt is counter > productive. The reference to yum was a joke. Yes, sometimes apt-cache is needed, but I find apt-get being used much more frequently. -- Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

