Moo! (WAS Re: upgrade only if installed)

["Joshua J. Kugler" <joshua@eeinternet.com>]

Wow...here's a silly one for the archives.

On Wednesday 14 June 2006 13:46, Bill Thompson wrote:
> In addition, the command "aptitude" is now recommended in place of
> "apt-get". The aptitude program handles package dependencies better
> than the apt-get program.

When you do apt-get --help, at the bottom you are told:

"This APT has Super Cow Powers."

But aptitude says:

"This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers."

I thought that was a cute little way of saying that apt-get was "more 
advanced," and thus would be preferable.  This:  
http://www.eeggs.com/items/36008.html supports the "more advanced" theory, in 
that apt-get can do dist-upgrades.  Can aptitude as well?  Even if it is geek 
humor, why does one have super cow powers and not the other?

j

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