On Jun 28, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > Ok dumb question, but is there a difference between aptitude and apt-get? > They seem to work equally well. Why would you choose one over the other, > except when performing a copy/pasta?
apt-get feels marginally faster because it doesn't do extra dependency tree building when it doesn't need to. aptitude has convenient show and why commands, and auto-completes more easily. For scripts, I prefer apt-get, after encountering machines without aptitude. aptitude also has a search command, where apt-get uses the separate apt-cache command for searches. There are times to use each; apt-cache is more thorough, but if you know part of the package name, then aptitude is more concise. Then there's aptitude's gui mode, but I find Synaptic far superior. - Eric /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
