Hello * Peter Jay Salzman (p@dirac.org) wrote: > i've always wondered... > > > 1. equivalency of updating the system > > is dselect's "update" EXACTLY equivalent to apt-get update? does one of > them update the other? if they're not equivalent, how are they different? If you use apt-get method in dselect, then `dselect update' will call `apt-get update'. Nevertheless, `apt-get update' won't update dselect database ... > 2. intelligence of dependencies and conflicts > > are dselect and apt-get equally intelligent when it comes to things like > package dependencies and conflicts? Apt-get don't present you package in `Suggest:' (which can be annoying for vim that suggest vim-rt, for example), while dselect does. > 3. status of the system and updates > > are dselect and apt-get's knowledge of installed packages, package status, > available packages and provided files the same as each other? I guess, since they both use dpkg. But apt-get don't install packages selected in dselect unless you use `dselect-upgrade' action. > i would think that the answers should be yes, yes, and yes. but i've read > things that hint otherwise. I think this is no, no and no. > thanks! > pete Bye -- DEFRESNE Sylvain
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