Re: Linux: a gentle, growing approach
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> [2002.10.14.2200 +0200]:
> > I must admit, I quite like dselect. I can browse very quickly through
So do I.
(snip)
> you should try aptitude.
TBH, part of the problem for me was with apt. It would try to install
packages I didn't have selected, and when I asked WTF dpkg was up to, I
was told it was apt, and then when I'd switch to using dpkg-ftp instead
the problem would go away. This happened a few times. Maybe it's something
that's been fixed now, though - it's probably a year or two since I last
tried.
How does aptitude deal with alternative ways to satisfy dependencies? When
dselect sees unfulfilled dependencies or conflicts, it shows me them and
lets me sort them out as I please - I haven't worked out how to get
similar behavior from aptitude yet. Maybe I should give it another try?
-- Mark
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