aptitude and apt-get to apt
Attached is a patch for the Installation Guide.
Aptitude is not used a lot in the guide already, and apt comes
preinstalled in a Debian system. I also converted apt-get to apt in that
file.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Simon Quigley
tsimonq2@ubuntu.com
tsimonq2 on Freenode, OFTC
Index: manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml
===================================================================
--- manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml (revision 70186)
+++ manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml (working copy)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
install the makedev package, and create a default set of static device files
using (after chrooting)
<informalexample><screen>
-# apt-get install makedev
+# apt install makedev
# mount none /proc -t proc
# cd /dev
# MAKEDEV generic
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ &releasename;/updates main
</screen></informalexample>
-Make sure to run <userinput>aptitude update</userinput> after you have
+Make sure to run <userinput>apt update</userinput> after you have
made changes to the sources list.
</para>
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
and configure it. Currently the use of UTF-8 locales is recommended.
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude install locales
+# apt install locales
# dpkg-reconfigure locales
</screen></informalexample>
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
To configure your keyboard (if needed):
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude install console-setup
+# apt install console-setup
# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
</screen></informalexample>
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
Then install the kernel package of your choice using its package name.
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude install &kernelpackage;-<replaceable>arch-etc</replaceable>
+# apt install &kernelpackage;-<replaceable>arch-etc</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
</para>
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
To make your &debian-gnu; system bootable, set up your boot loader to load
the installed kernel with your new root partition. Note that
<command>debootstrap</command> does not install a boot loader, though you
-can use <command>aptitude</command> inside your &debian; chroot to do so.
+can use <command>apt</command> inside your &debian; chroot to do so.
</para><para arch="any-x86">
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
Installing and setting up <classname>grub2</classname> is as easy as:
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude install grub-pc
+# apt install grub-pc
# grub-install /dev/<replaceable>sda</replaceable>
# update-grub
</screen></informalexample>
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
SSH and set up access.
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude install ssh
+# apt install ssh
</screen></informalexample>
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
# tasksel install standard
</screen></informalexample>
-Of course, you can also just use <command>aptitude</command> to install
+Of course, you can also just use <command>apt</command> to install
packages individually.
</para><para>
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
diskspace by running:
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude clean
+# apt clean
</screen></informalexample>
</para>
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