Re: apt-get vs. dselect

["Mike Dobbs" <spam@mdobbs.com>]

Forget dselect.  Debian has moved to aptitude.  I think it's very nice. 
Take a look at the man page.  Takes about 5 min to learn.  Very handy if you 
run unstable.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Lijftogt" <mark@rondom.org>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: apt-get vs. dselect


> On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 11:44:07AM -0800, Paul Yeatman wrote:
> > Hi all.  I should maybe spend more time in the archives but just
> > looking for quick responses.
> >
> > I assume others running Etch noticed the large amount of updates
> > today.
> >
> > When I run
> >
> > apt-get update;apt-get -u dist-upgrade
> >
> > I get a similar but different set of changes than if I use 'dselect'.
> >
> > Just curious about this.  For instance, apt-get shows me
> >
> > 245 upgraded, 36 newly installed, 36 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> >
> > whereas dselect yields
> >
> > 231 upgraded, 26 newly installed, 49 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
> >
> > I'm sure there may be as many opinions as colors in the rainbow but
> > can't help to wonder which is "better".
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Paul
>
> Do us all a favour.. and take a look in the archives, or take google and
> search for these kind of questions.
> It is hardly a matter of "what is better", then "what you find more
> handy" or "what you find to work with in a more comfortable way".
>
>
> --
> TC,
> ,Mark