On 07 Feb, Andy Sy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > Hmmm... looks nifty, and even simpler than FreeBSD ports. Is apt-get > built on top of dselect? A long time ago when apt was not yet around, > I heard a lot of grumbling about how dselect was such a pain to use.
dselect is but one interface to the dpkg system. apt-get is another, great for CLI use. deity and aptitude are great improvements over dselect, and worth looking into. But I love being able to apt-cache search quickly.. =) -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3 BS CS geek =) Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) tel: 63(2) 426-6001 loc 5925 BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
