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Re: The myth of aptitude simplicity



On 16 Feb 2003 03:36:35 -0600
Alex Malinovich <demonbane@the-love-shack.net> wrote:
> But for just installing or finding a single package, I really don't see
> the point in starting up any frontend when I can just do "apt-cache
> search searchstring" & "apt-get install package".

    You're right.

aptitude install package
aptitude search searchstring

    And I agree with you about finding dselect easy to use (which I never did)
and aptitude hard when, in general, they use the same keys.  + to install, -
to remove, _ to purge.  h is hold (dunno if that is in dselect), and instead
of remembering "ok, Q to get back to the menu"... or was it Z?  Anyway, "g"
for.... go!  Go, do it now, go!  

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