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Re: installation of a package requests removal of a lot of packages



antgel wrote:

> Firstly, you should use aptitude instead of apt-get, which is not a
> proper package manager.  This has been pointed out numerous times over
> the years, and perhaps it should be more apparent in the Debian docs.

Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if the user
doesn't like aptitude?


> Secondly, if you are using unstable, you should know how to deal with
> this stuff.

I've been using testing and unstable for a couple of years and I still have
problems with this.  What is the correct way to deal with this?



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