on Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 05:24:34PM -0700, Hubert Chan (hackerhue@crosswinds.net) wrote: > >>>>> "Karsten" == kmself <kmself@ix.netcom.com> writes: > > Karsten> on Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 11:15:37AM -0600, Brian McGroarty > > Karsten> Con: > > Karsten> - Presenting a noncollapsible list of 4k packages is Just Plain > Karsten> Wrong[tm]. Incidentally, capt repeats this mistake, though it's > Karsten> possible to filter packages. > > aptitude gives collapsible lists. > > Karsten> Pro: > > Karsten> - dselect (as Joey Hess pointed out to me recently) is about the > Karsten> only convenient way to find out about recently added packages. > > aptitude does that too. aptitude also allows you to tell it when to "forget" > about new packages being new, instead of forgetting once you exit the list. > > Karsten> - dselect's dependency resolution deals with 'recommends' as > Karsten> well as 'requires' > > aptitude too, except that aptitude has you select the dependencies manually > (which is good or bad, depending on what you like). > > (If you can't tell, I really like aptitude.) Hmmmm. I just looked at my watch, and it seems to be aptitude adjustment hour.... -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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