apt .v. aptitude (was Re: how to remove exim4 without removing mysql-server?)

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So, is the consensus to stick with 'apt'? Or at least to choose one and
stick with that and not to mix apt and aptitude (it sounds to me as though
Marc is saying if you mix you'll end up with 2 out of date lists of what
has/hasn't been inst-ed)

Cheers, Michael

>> > Aptitude shouldn't be used until its fundamental breakages are
>> resolved.
>
> It ignores the status file in favor of its own re-implementation of it.
> Its behavior regarding dependency resolution is different depending on
> whether you're using it from the command line or the ncurses interface.
> It's claimed that aptitude is a drop-in replacement for apt-get, except
> that aptitude by default installs Recommends/Suggests, while apt-get only
> tells you about them.
>
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