<quote who="Stewart">
> now i'm turning into a debhead, can someone 'please explain' exactly what
> the difference between apt-get/dpkg/dselect is and how they work together?
> to my mind three commands aint as 'simple elegance' as one rpm one. :-)
Okay:
dpkg:
Basic package management functions such as install/remove/replace, etc.
At the same level as rpm(1) in the package management stack. Nothing
much to write home about; at this level, the interesting differences are
in the actual deb/rpm file formats.
apt-get:
Basic network-aware package installation/management tool which handles
dependencies and OS-integration. CLI-based, it is basically on the same
level as urpmi and up2date, but is arguably more useful (lots of other
features that make it 'nice').
dselect:
An attempt to provide a sensible user interface (ncurses-based) to
package management on apt-based systems.
apititude:
Another attempt to provide a sensible user interface (ncurses-based) to
package mangement on apt-based systems.
There are lots of other packages that provide what dselect and aptitude are
designed to, such as synaptic, aptivate, etc., etc... But I don't think
anyone has managed to find the right combination of simplicity and usability
to steal me away from apt-get. Sad, but true.
- Jeff
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