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Re: Any way to 'remove' apt-get?



On January 11, 2006 07:00 am, Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (11/01/06 11:23), Andy Hawkins wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In article <[🔎] 20060111110544.GA1224@jardine.de>,
> >
> >            David Jardine<david@jardine.de> wrote:
> > > you could put:
> > >
> > > alias apt-get='echo "Use aptitude instead" '
> > >
> > > in /etc/profile.
> >
> > I did think of something similar :)
> >
> > I did also try uninstalling apt, but it tried to remove aptitude too!
> >
> > Does aptitude use apt?
>
> Yes aptitude is a front end to apt which in turn makes use of dpkg, a
> heirachy of dependence.
>
Also there are things that apt can do aptitude can't.  (Seen in the apt-build 
script.)
> Regards
>
> Clive
>
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