Re: Apt-Get or Aptitude
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:01:02 -0700
Jeff Grossman <jeff@stikman.com> wrote:
> I was just reading the forums at forums.debian.org and came across a
> thread about apt-get and aptitude. I just installed Debian this week
> after moving over from Gentoo. I have only been using the apt-get
> method because that is all I ever saw mentioned. But, I guess aptitude
> is the preferred Debian method now. Is there a safe way for me to start
> using aptitude instead of apt-get? What is the best way for me to make
> the switch?
For new installs it is actually recommended to use aptitude. However, from following the recent apt-get vs aptitude threads, there doesn't seem to be any big difference between the two. So if you are comfortable with apt-get there is no need to switch.
One of the few advantages of aptitude that I have been regularly hearing is that it handles package uninstalls better. For example, it is better at apt-get when removing unused dependencies after removing a package.
And finally, I really like the aptitude ncurses based package manager. It made things quite simple for me during my transition from Mac OS X to Debian Etch.
Hope this helps,
Amit
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