Matej Cepl wrote: > Derek Broughton wrote: >> Cute, but why is it "preferred"? The dpkg method (which I've used) is >> pretty simple. > > Cause aptitude keeps what was installed just to satisfy dependencies. > Ah! Good point. Since I used the dpkg method to install packages I'd used on Debian over a new Kubuntu install, I probably still (months, and much cleanup, later) have some packages I don't need. Thanks for the tip. -- derek