On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 20:53:51 -0800 Craig Dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since you recommended it, I installed and took a look at stormpkg. My > first impression is that it doesn't give me as much information as > dselect, and makes it harder to get at. For one thing, I have several > Python packages marked "hold" currently because of the ongoing > transition in Sid, but stormpkg doesn't show me that they're on hold. > Also, like aptitude, stormpkg doesn't seem to call my attention to > things that need upgrading the way dselect does; there's no single place > where all the packages that can be updated are listed. Nor does stormpkg > give me any indication of packages that are installed on my system, but > which are no longer in the package repository. > > Am I just missing something here? If I can get these things from > stormpkg, then fine, but if not, then I don't think much of it. No, I don't think you are missing anything. I have no need for any of the requirements you mention, so I find it excellent for my needs. I don't think you will find any single utility which does everything you want. All I ever do with apt-get is 'apt-get update', 'apt-get install xxxx' or 'apt-get -u dist-upgrade'. My needs are simple!! I find GUIs for apt or dselect rather confusing - Gnome Apt is a nightmare for me. I prefer the simplicity of Stormpkg - the only thing which comes close is KPackage, but this is a front-end to dpkg rather than apt or dselect. -- Phillip Deackes Using Debian Linux /"\ \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN X AGAINST HTML MAIL AND NEWS / \
