Re: apt-get

[Peter Bartosch <lead@gmx.de>]

Hi!

}-> Hi there,
}-> I just mail to share my expirience during updating.
}-> usualy using lynx and than download install from
}-> ftp.de.debian.org and always forgotten something
}-> on whats depend the package i tried to install
}-> i just tried apt-get
}-> wow :)
}-> for example:
}-> apt-get update g++ ; apt--get install g++
}-> will install g++ and all other packages 
}-> g++ depends on.
}-> really great, checking system-integrity also

not system-integrity, IIRC only dpkg-database-integrity

}-> .
}-> I often seen dependency problems on this list
}-> maybe, if apt-get is more accepted upgrading
}-> installing will not must be a nightmare ;)

certainly, and apt-get is quicker than dselect ;-)

but if you only downloaded new packages (option -d) you'll get them all in
one directory (maybe an wish-bug to the developers to sort them into
categories, at least for "local"?, im certain such a wish is already
reported, isn't it?)

}-> 
}-> Wish You all the best
}-> 
}-> -- 
}->    Peter


until next mail ;)

Peter, but an other ;->
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